Panasonic DMC LX 3, DMCLX3K operating instructions Useful Functions at Travel Destinations

Advanced (Recording pictures)

Item	Picture size	fps	Aspect ratio
¢	1280k720 pixels	24	16:9
¢	848k480 pixels	30
¢	640k480 pixels	30
	320k240 pixels	30	4:3
		10

•fps “frames per second”; This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second.

•You can record smoother motion pictures with “30 fps” and “24 fps”.

•You can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” although the picture quality is lower.

•[ ] can be enjoyed on the TV as high quality motion picture by using the component cable (DMW-HDC2; optional). Refer to “Playing back on the TV with component socket” (P118) for details.

•The file size with [ ] is small so it is suitable for e-mails.

¢Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.

Note

•When using a memory card, [3:2] cannot be selected in motion picture mode. When using the built-in memory, [16:9] and [3:2] cannot be selected in motion picture mode.

•Refer to P145 for information about the available recording time.

•The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.

•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.

•Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.

•When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment, the quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play them back. Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly.

•LUMIX model sold after August 2008 has made audio improvement, so it cannot be played back on the previous models.

•This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.

•In motion picture mode, the following functions cannot be used.

–[š] and [ ] in [AF MODE]

–Direction detection function

–Review

–[MODE2] and [AUTO] on the optical image stabilizer function

[REC] mode:

Useful Functions at Travel Destinations

Recording which Day of the Vacation and the Location of the Vacation

For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.

If you set the departure date and the location of the vacation in advance, the number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT STAMP] (P99).

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