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Customer Services Directory (For USA Only)

Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance; locate your nearest Dealer or Service Center; purchase Parts and Accessories; or make Customer Service and Literature requests by visiting our Web Site at:

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You may also contact us directly at:

1-800-211-PANA (7262),

Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY :1-877-833-8855

Accessory Purchases

Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at:

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or, send your request by E-mail to:

npcparts@us.panasonic.com

You may also contact us directly at:

1-800-332-5368 (Phone) 1-800-237-9080 (Fax Only) (Monday - Friday 9 am to 9 pm, EST.)

PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032

(We Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and Personal Checks)

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY :1-866-605-1277

Product Repairs

Centralized Factory Service Center

Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center

MAIL TO :	1590 Touhy Ave.
	Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elk Grove Village Centralized Factory Service Center.

Customer's in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below (“Service in Puerto Rico”).

Service in Puerto Rico

Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.:

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park,

Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Phone (787) 750-4300 Fax (787) 768-2910

As of December 2007

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Panasonic DMC LX 3, DMCLX3K Customer Services Directory For USA Only, Centralized Factory Service Center

Contents

Operating Instructions Carefully observe copyright laws To Reduce the Risk of FIRE, Electric Shock or Product Damage Following Applies only in Canada Declaration of Conformity This symbol is only valid in the European UnionAbout the battery pack Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack Care of the camera About the battery chargerBattery charger About Condensation When the lens is fogged up Contents Request for Service Notice Using the Playback mode menuUsing the External Flash optional 121 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Pictures Charge the battery. P15Insert the battery and the card Quick Guide CGA-S005A DE-A41B Standard Accessories Push the joystick straight Names of the ComponentsOr Move Left Terminal door Lens ring front P119 Lens barrel Press Tripod receptacle Card/Battery door P17 Release lever P17 Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Fasten the strap Pass the strap through the ring first,Then pass through the stopper Charging is completed Charging the BatteryAttach the battery with Battery Connect the charger to Electrical outlet Approx min Battery indicationBattery life Recording conditions by Cipa standard Slide the release lever in the direction Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the BatteryArrow and open the card/battery door Battery Insert it fully being careful about Card Following operations can be performed using this unitAbout the Built-in Memory/the Card Built-in Memory 16 GB, 32 GB ¢ Setting Date/Time Clock SetTurn the camera on Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB, 8 GB Press MENU/SET to set Setting the MenuChanging the clock setting Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P21 Setup menu P23 to Setting menu itemsMode playback mode menu Playback mode menu P97 to REC mode menu P74 to Slide the REC/PLAYBACK selector Switch toSet the mode dial to Press 3/4 to select AF Mode Using the quick menu About the Setup Menu Beep Tone Shutter Tone DestinationOFF/SET Shutter VOL OFF/ON OFF „ Auto Power LCD… Power LCD REC. Info Pattern Auto LCD OFF MF Assist Select on Connection ResetUSB Mode This will work when the AV cable is connected 繁體中文¢/¢ Built-in memory or card is formattedSet the language displayed on the screen ENGLISH/DEUTSCH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/ITALIANO JITTER, SUBJ. Move Demo Selecting the REC ModeMode switching Dial Still pictures only 169 Aspect Ratio of a 43 TV Switching the aspect ratio selector switchSelect the Aspect Ratio Taking pictures with your favorite settings Compose the picture Focusing Press Focus during image playback Preventing jitter camera shakeDirection detection function Enlarge the focus point at the center display focus point REC mode ñ Taking pictures using the automatic functionSelector switch to Set the mode dial to ñ Backlight compensation Focus indication 1 green lights when the subject Is focusedScene detection Face detection About the flash Settings in Intelligent auto modeAF Tracking Function Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Metering Mode P81Taking Pictures with the Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele Extended optical zoom mechanism Feature Optical zoom Extended optical zoom Digital zoomDigital zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected Types of zooms Press 2/1 to select the picture Switch a toConfirm the picture in REC mode Review Playing back Pictures Normal Play Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T Using the Playback ZoomDisplaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Rotate the zoom lever towards L W To delete a single picture Switching the Playback modeDeleting Pictures Delete ALL step To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the picturesPress 3/4/2/1 to select the picture, Then press Display to set. Repeat this Press Display to change Recording modePlayback mode About the LCD Monitor About the Histogram Recording guide line Press MENU/SET Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash setting Press 1 ‰ Press 3/4 to select a mode ± ¥ ± ± ¥ ± - ± ± ¥ ± - ± í ¥ ± - ± ¥ - ± Available flash settings by recording modeAbout the digital red-eye correction ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele Adjust the flash outputAvailable flash range to take pictures Press MENU/SET to close the menu Taking Close-up Pictures Shutter speed for each flash settingFlash setting Shutter speed Sec Take the pictures Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSlide the focus selector switch to AF # Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode Exposed Compensating the ExposureThen press it fully to take the picture Under exposed Properly Auto Bracket Press 3 È until Exposure appearsCompensate the exposure with 2 Press MENU/SET to finish Multi Aspect Mode Taking Pictures using Burst ModePress ˜/ ‚ to display the burst mode selection Menu, and then press 3/ 4 to select the burst Shutter-priority AE Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/shutter speedAperture-priority AE Taking picture by setting the exposure manually Aperture Value Aperture Value and Shutter SpeedShutter-priority AE Subject Set the focus selector switch to MFTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Tilt the joystick towards 3/4 to focus on One shot AF Changing the zoom areaTechnique for Manual focus Press 3 to select YES and then press Registering Personal Menu Settings RegisteringRegistered, since it can be used by just setting BABY1/BABY2 or PET birthday and name settings in scene mode When changing the menu settings Taking pictures in Custom modePress MENU/SET to enter the settings About the information REC mode ¿Taking pictures that match the scene being Portrait Self Portrait Technique for Soft skin modeTechnique for Self portrait mode + Soft Skin Food SportsNight Portrait Night Scenery BABY1/ BABY2 PartyCandle Light HI-SPEED Burst PETSunset High Sens Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC Setting the shutter speedFlash Burst Starry SKY Aerial Photo FireworksBeach Snow Be careful about the reflection from the window Technique for Aerial photo modePIN Hole Film Grain You cannot record motion picture Motion Picture ModeREC mode n Press the shutter button fully to stop recording Useful Functions at Travel Destinations For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P21 Enter the location Press 3/ 4/ 2/ 1 to set the departure date yearMonth/day, and then press MENU/SET Press 3/ 4/ 2/ 1 to set the return date year Press 4 to select HOME, and then press MENU/SET Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then pressCanceling the travel date Applicable modes Using the REC Mode MenuFilm Mode For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P21 Press 2/1 to select a film This is the standard settingSTANDARD¢ MY Film 640k480 pixels Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is@ Picture Size 10M 3648k2736 pixels Quality Applicable modes OFF/ON Intelligent ISOSensitivity = White Balance ISO Limit SET Press 1 again if 1 , 2 or is selected Select White Balance and then pressAuto white balance You can set from the quick menu. P23 Center weighted Metering ModeSetting the color temperature You can set a color temperature from 2500K to 10000K Camera focuses on up to 5 focus areas per AF area. This AF AF ModeAbout š Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF trackingWhen selecting ƒ, Ø or Ù Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area About ƒ AF/AE Lock PRE AF MULTI. Expo Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment Press 4 to select Exit and then press MENU/SET About automatic gain control settingDecide on the composition, and take the second picture Decide on the composition, and take the third picture Applicable modes OFF Digital ZoomStabilizer AF Assist Lamp MIN. Shtr SpeedAudio REC 2ND Flash SynchroEXT. Viewfinder Applicable modes 1ST Clock SET When the wide conversion lens is fittedConversion Enlargement B Reduction Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display Dual PlayMove 3/4/2/1 to select a picture Press MENU/SET to end dual play Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show Effect Changing the slide show settingsSetup Operations performed during slide show Scene modes Selecting Pictures and Playing them BackCategory Play Recording information Pictures with audio Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with AudioFavorite Play Motion pictures Playback screen Creating still pictures from a motion picturePress 3 to pause motion picture playback Press MENU/SET to display the 9 screens Press 3/ 4/ 2/ 1 to select the date to be played Using the Playback mode menuSelect Calendar on the Playback mode menu. P21 CAL Calendar Title Edit Text Stamp Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu Press 3/ 4 to select Single or Multi and thenPress 3/4/2/1 to select Shooting DATE, AGE, Travel Date Or Title and then press MENU/SET to set each item Select the picture and size Select Resize on the Playback mode menu. P21Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢ Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press MENU/SET Press 3 to select YES and then press Menu Trimming2/1 to select the parts To be trimmed ? Aspect Conv Leveling ROTATE/M Rotate Disp Favorite Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Dpof PrintSelect the picture, and then To set To print the date When Multi has been selectedProtect Select the picture, and then Press MENU/SET Copy Select Copy on the Playback mode menu. P21Audio DUB Press MENU/SET to stop recording Press 3 to select YES, and then press Menu Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET USB connection cable supplied Connecting to a PCConnect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable a Supplied Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer Disconnecting the USB connection cable safelyPress 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu Printing the Pictures Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Selecting a single picture and printing it Paper Size Print SettingsPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Playing back pictures using the AV cable suppliedWhen printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Playing back on the TV with component socket Attach the lens adaptor Using the Conversion Lens optionalFocus Range When Using the Wide Conversion Lens Remove the lens ring front Attach a filter Using the Protector/FilterSelect Conversion on the REC menu Press 3/4 to select , and then press MENU/SET to set Dedicated flash Using the External Flash optionalAttach the dedicated flash to the hot Shoe a and then turn on the camera Burst speed External flash activeExternal flash Forced OFF Using External Viewfinder optional 18 19 20 Screen DisplayRecording Histogram P45 Travel date P71 Playback Minimum shutter speed P88 Self-timer mode P50Quality P77 Battery indication P16 About the LCD monitor Dispose of unusable battery BatteryAlways remove the battery after use Bring charged spare batteries when going out No Valid Picture to Play Message DisplayThis Memory Card is Locked Memory Card Parameter Error BUILT-IN Memory Error Format BUILT-IN MEMORY?Memory Card Error Format this CARD? Please Turn Camera OFF and then on AGAIN/SYSTEM Error Folder Cannot be Created Memory Card Error Please Check the CardRead Error Please Check the Card Write Error Please Check the Card Histogram P25 Auto Power LCDPower Save P26 Selftimer P50 AF Tracking P83 Multi Aspect P53Picture Size P76 Sensitivity P78 Text Stamp P99 Conversion P90Title Edit P98 Favorite P105 TroubleshootingBattery and power source Rotate DISP. P104 Recording Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails LensMotion picture recording stops in the middle Zoom does not operate properly Flash LCD monitor Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen PlaybackPicture is not played back Recorded pictures are not displayed TV, PC and printer Others Lens barrel is retracted Check the clock P19 and birthday settings P65File numbers are recorded in ascending order AGE is not displayed correctly 3072k2304 3648k2736 2560k1920 Quality Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording TimeNumber of recordable pictures Aspect ratio Picture size Picture size 2048k1536 Picture size 3968k2232 3328k1872 Quality Picture size 2784k1568 2208k1248 1920k1080 Quality Available recording time when recording motion picturesAspect ratio Specifications Hi-speed burst Burst recordingNumber of recordable Microphone Metering modeLCD monitor Flash AV OUT/DIGITAL Digital Camera Accessory System Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Request for Service Notice For USA Only Limited Warranty For USA Only Carry-In or Mail-In Service Centralized Factory Service Center Customer Services Directory For USA Only Avertissement Précautions à prendre pour le Canada Chargeur de batterie Propos du bloc-batterieBatterie batterie au lithium-ion Propos du chargeur de batterie Index USB Connection Cable 110 Playback Pictures on TV 116 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Puerto Rico, Inc Panasonic Canada Inc