Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L10 Operating Instructions

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Menu Settings
Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variety of pictures you can take 
by setting color effect, picture adjustment etc. 
The menu items that can be set differ 
depending on the recording mode.
∫Setting from the menu screen
Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] 
mode menu and then select the item to 
set. (P26)
Items that can be set
(Recording in program AE mode [ ])∫Using the FUNCTION setting
 You can use [FUNC] to easily set the 
following items when taking pictures. 
(When program AE mode [ ] is set.)
– White balance (P75)
– ISO sensitivity (P78)
– [PICT.SIZE] (P94)
– [QUALITY] (P94)
– [OIS MODE] (P96)
– [FLASH] (P64)
1Press [FUNC] when recording.
2 Press 3/4/2/1 to select the 
menu item and the setting and 
then press [MENU/SET] to close 
the menu.
You can also use the front dial or the 
rear dial to select items.
You can also close the menu by 
pressing [FUNC].
You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to close the menu.
Menu 
screenItem
1/4: [FILM MODE] (P92)
: [ASPECT] (P94)
: [PICT.SIZE] (P94)
: [QUALITY] (P94)
: [OIS MODE] (P96)
2/4:
[EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P97)
: [D.ZOOM] (P98)
:[FLASH] (P99)
: [FLASH SYNC.] (P99)
: [FLASH ADJUST.] 
(P99)
3/4: [MULTI. EXPO.] (P100)
: [BURST RATE] (P102)
:
[AUTO BRACKET] (P102)
: [SELF-TIMER] (P102)
: [MIRROR UP] (P102)
4/4: [COLOR SPACE] 
(P103)
: [LONG SHTR NR] 
(P103)
MENU/SET
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[You can only select [STANDARD] and 
[STANDARD] ( ) in [ ], [ ], [ ], 
[ ], [ ] and [ ] mode.]
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
Every type of film for film cameras has its 
own color tone and contrast characteristics. 
In film mode, you can select the color tone 
of the pictures from 9 types in the same 
way as you would select different films for 
film cameras.
Select different settings in film mode to 
match the recording situation and your 
picture of the recording.
1Press 2/1 or use the rear dial to 
select an item.
When you press [DISPLAY] on the 
screen shown above, explanations 
about each film mode are displayed. 
(When you press [DISPLAY] again, the 
screen returns to the previous screen.)
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to close the menu.
∫Setting and effect
 [STANDARD] (COLOR)
This is the standard setting.
 [DYNAMIC] (COLOR)
The saturation and contrast of the stored 
colors are increased.
 [NATURE] (COLOR)
Brighter red, green and blue. Enhanced 
beauty of nature.
 [SMOOTH] (COLOR)
The contrast is lowered for smoother and 
clearer color.
 [NOSTALGIC] (COLOR)
Lower saturation and contrast. Reflecting 
passage of time.
 [VIBRANT] (COLOR)
Higher saturation and contrast than 
dynamic.
 [STANDARD] ( )
This is the standard setting.
 )
The contrast is increased.
 )
Smooths the picture without losing the 
skin texture.
 [MY FILM1]
 [MY FILM2]
The saved setting is used.
 In film mode, the camera may do 
something equivalent to pull processing or 
push processing to create a picture with 
particular characteristics. The shutter 
speed may become very slow at this time.
 You can also use the [FILM MODE] button 
to switch to Live View and to set film 
mode. The exposure and the color tone in 
Live View may be different from the 
recorded picture.
[FILM MODE]
Setting the color tone of the 
picture to be recorded
MENU/SET
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∫Adjusting each film mode to the 
desired setting
1Press 3/4 or use the front dial 
on the screen shown in step1 on 
page 92 to select an item.
2Press 2/1 or use the rear dial to 
adjust the item and then press 
[FILM MODE].
3Press 3/4 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
 You can register 2 settings. ([MY FILM1] 
and [MY FILM2]
(After registering, the film mode name that 
was registered previously is displayed.)
 [STANDARD] is registered in [MY FILM1] 
and [STANDARD] ( ) is registered in 
[MY FILM2] at the time of purchase.
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to close the menu.
 Noise may become visible when you take 
pictures in dark places. To avoid picture 
noise, we recommend setting 
[NOISE RED.] towards [_] or setting the 
items except [NOISE RED.] towards [`] to 
take pictures.
 If you adjust a film mode, [_] is displayed 
beside the film mode name on the LCD 
monitor.
 You cannot adjust [SATURATION] in the 
black and white settings in film mode.
 Film mode cannot be adjusted in 
advanced scene mode and scene mode.
or
MENU/SET
[CONTRAST]
[_]Increases the difference between 
the brightness and the darkness 
in the picture.
[`]Decreases the difference 
between the brightness and the 
darkness in the picture.
[SHARPNESS]
[_]The picture is sharply defined.
[`]The picture is softly focused.
[SATURATION]
[_]The colors in the picture become 
vivid.
[`]The colors in the picture become 
natural.
[NOISE RED.]
[_]The noise reduction effect is 
enhanced. Picture resolution may 
deteriorate slightly.
[`]The noise reduction effect is 
reduced. You can obtain pictures 
with higher resolution.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the camera 
beforehand to taking pictures with Live 
View. (P54)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. Check this before 
recording. (P142)Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
AMany pixels (Fine)
BFew pixels (Rough)
¢These pictures are examples to 
show the effect.
∫Number of pixels
When you select a larger picture size [ ] 
(10 million pixels), you can print pictures 
clearly.
If a small number of pixels [ ] (3 million 
pixels) is selected, the size of the data will 
be small, so more pictures can be 
recorded. 
 The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio.
[ASPECT]
Setting the aspect ratio of 
pictures (When taking pictures 
with Live View only)
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the same 
3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
MENU/SET
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that match your use of the 
pictures
MENU/SET
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∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
(When taking pictures with Live View 
only)
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
(When taking pictures with Live View 
only)
∫Quality
You can increase the number of recordable 
pictures without changing the picture size if 
quality is set to [ ]. You can enjoy more advanced picture 
editing if you use RAW files. You can save 
RAW files in a file format (JPEG, TIFF 
etc.) that can be displayed on your PC 
etc., develop them and edit them using the 
software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio” by 
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the CD-ROM 
(supplied).
 If you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P97) to [ON] 
when taking pictures with Live View, [EZ] 
is displayed on the screen when the 
picture size is set to a size other than the 
maximum picture size for each aspect 
ratio. “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended 
optical Zoom”.
 Refer to P144 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
You cannot select the following functions 
when the quality is set to [ ], [ ] 
or [ ].
–[EX.OPT.ZOOM]
– [D.ZOOM]
–[RESIZE]
–[TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]  3648k2736 pixels
(10 million pixels)
2816k2112 pixels
(6 million pixels)
2048k1536 pixels
(3 million pixels)
 3648k2432 pixels
(9 million pixels)
2816k1880 pixels
(5.3 million pixels)
2048k1360 pixels
(2.8 million pixels)
 3648k2056 pixels
(7.5 million pixels)
2816k1584 pixels
(4.5 million pixels)
1920k1080 pixels
(2 million pixels)
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to 
picture quality. Picture 
quality will be high.
Standard (High 
compression):
This gives priority to the 
number of recordable 
pictures. Standard quality 
pictures are recorded.
RAW_Fine:
This sets the quality to 
[RAW] and also 
simultaneously creates a 
fine JPEG picture.
RAW_Standard:
This sets the quality to 
[RAW] and also 
simultaneously creates a 
standard JPEG picture.
RAW:
Set to process images in 
high-resolution on a PC. 
The maximum picture 
size for each aspect ratio 
is fixed.
A JPEG is not created.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
This mode detects jitter and compensates 
for it.
 Check that the [O.I.S.] switch on the lens 
is set to [ON].
 The stabilizer function may not be 
effective in the following cases.
– When there is a lot of jitter.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– When using the digital zoom.
– When taking pictures while following a 
moving subject.
– When the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures indoors or in dark 
places.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press 
the shutter button.
 You cannot select [OIS MODE] in the 
following cases.
– When using a lens that does not have an 
optical image stabilizer function
– When auto mode [ ] is selected
 The panning effect in [MODE3] is more 
difficult to achieve in the following cases.
– In brightly lit places such as in broad 
daylight on a summer’s day
– When the shutter speed is faster than1/100th 
of a second.
– When you move the camera too slowly 
because the subject is moving slowly. 
(The background will not become a blur.)
– When the camera does not keep up with 
the subject satisfactorily
 We recommend taking pictures with the 
Viewfinder when panning in [MODE3 ].
[OIS MODE]
Optical Image Stabilizer
[MODE1]
()Camera shake is corrected at 
all times in the mode for 
taking pictures. It enables you 
to take pictures with stability 
after deciding on the 
composition using the 
telephoto function.
[MODE2]
()Camera shake is corrected 
when the shutter button is 
pressed. The resulting 
correction is more effective.
[MODE3]
()Camera shake is corrected for 
up/down movements. This 
mode is ideal for panning (a 
method of taking pictures 
which involves turning the 
camera to track the 
movements of a subject which 
continues to move in a fixed 
direction).
MENU/SET
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
Normally you can take pictures with a 
maximum focal length of 50 mm (35 mm 
film camera equivalent: 100 mm) using the 
supplied lens.
However, if you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] to 
[ON] when the picture size is set to a size 
other than the maximum picture size for 
each aspect ratio ([ ]/[ ]/[ ]), a 
maximum focal length of 89 mm can be 
achieved (35 mm film camera equivalent: 
178 mm) with no picture quality 
deterioration.
 Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the camera 
beforehand to taking pictures with Live 
View. (P54)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
Example: When you set the picture size to 
[ ] (3 million pixels), the 10 million pixels 
CCD area is cropped to the center 3 million 
pixels area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect. (¢ is the equivalent value for a 
35 mm film camera.)
This feature is displayed in gray when 
taking pictures with Viewfinder.
1Extended optical zoom [OFF]Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
2Extended optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (6 million pixels)
3Extended optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
Aoptical zoom
BExtended optical zoom
∫Picture size and extended optical 
zoom magnification
¢35 mm film camera equivalent
[EX. OPT. ZOOM]
Enlarging a picture with no picture 
quality deterioration (When taking 
pictures with Live View only)
MENU/SET
TTW
A
TW
B
TW
B
1
18 mm
(36 mm)2
3
14 mm
(28 mm)50 mm
(100 mm)
64.5 mm
(129 mm)
24.5 mm
(49 mm)89 mm
(178 mm)
T
Aspect 
ratioPicture 
sizeExtended 
optical zoom 
magnificationFocus range 
of the 
supplied lens
(10M)
Cannot set14 mm to 
50 mm
 (28 mm to 
100 mm)
¢(9M)
(7.5M)
(6M)
1.3a18 mm to 
64.5 mm
(36 mm to 
129 mm)
¢(5.3M)
(4.5M)
(3M)
1.8a24.5 mm to 
89 mm
(49 mm to 
178 mm)
¢(2.8M)
(2M)
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 Refer to P94 for aspect ratio and P94 for 
picture size.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
 You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification with the extended optical 
zoom without worrying about further 
picture distortion. 
 When [EX. OPT. ZOOM] is set to [ON], 
[ ] is displayed on the screen if you set a 
picture size that activates the extended 
optical zoom.
 If you set [QUALITY] to [RAW_FINE], 
[RAW_STANDARD] or [RAW], the 
extended optical zoom is not activated.
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
You can further enhance the zoom 
magnification that you had when using the 
optical zoom (this includes when using the 
extended optical zoom), by 2a or 4a with 
the digital zoom.
You can take pictures with a maximum focal 
length of 200 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 400 mm) with the supplied lens. 
Also, if you set a picture size that activates 
the extended optical zoom, you can take 
pictures with a maximum focal length of 
356 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 
712 mm).
 Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the camera 
beforehand to taking pictures with Live 
View. (P54)
¢35 mm film camera equivalent
AOptical zoom
BDigital zoom
[D.ZOOM] 
Further extending the zoom
(When taking pictures with Live 
View only)
MENU/SET
≥[2k] : 
≥[OFF] : 
TW≥[4k] :
TW
TW14 mm
(28 mm)
28 mm
(56 mm)
56 mm
(112 mm)100 mm
(200 mm)
200 mm
(400 mm) 50 mm
(100 mm)A
B B
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∫Using the digital zoom together with 
the extended optical zoom
Example: When the digital zoom is set to 
[4a] and the picture size to [ ] (3 million 
pixels), you can use the extended optical 
zoom at the same time.
¢35 mm film camera equivalent
CDigital zoom and extended optical 
zoom
 A big AF area (P61) is displayed when 
using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer 
function may not be effective.
 In digital zoom, the larger the picture the 
lower the picture quality.
 When using the digital zoom, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P74) for taking pictures.
The digital zoom does not work in the 
following cases:
– In auto mode [ ]
– When Intelligent ISO sensitivity control 
is set to [ON]
– In [PORTRAIT], [MACRO] and 
[SPORTS] in advanced scene mode
– In [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene 
mode
– When the quality is set to [RAW_FINE], 
[RAW_STANDARD] or [RAW]
 The AF mode is fixed to 1-area-focusing 
when using the digital zoom.
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
You can switch the flash setting.
Refer to P64 for more information.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
You can set to the 2nd curtain synchro.
Refer to P68 for more information.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
You can adjust the flash output.
Refer to P68 for more information.
TW356 mm
(712 mm) 98 mm
(196 mm)
[FLASH]
Switching to the appropriate flash 
setting
[FLASH SYNC.]
Setting to the 2nd Curtain 
Synchro
[FLASH ADJUST.]
Adjusting the flash output
MENU/SET
MENU/SET
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P26)
Using this function, you can achieve the 
kind of effect that is obtained when an 
image is exposed two or three times.
 When you use the Live View function, you 
can take pictures while checking the 
composition of the overall photos.
 When you take pictures using the 
viewfinder, you can check the composition 
using the review images.
 If the intervals between taking pictures are 
long, check the setting for power save 
mode, and ensure that the power will not 
turn off before you finish taking pictures.
1Press 3 to select [START] and 
then press 1.
2Decide on the composition, and 
take the first picture.
AWhen taking pictures using the 
Viewfinder
BWhen taking pictures using the Live 
View
CAfter the first picture has been taken
After taking the picture, press the 
shutter button halfway down to take the 
next picture.
Press 3/4 to select [NEXT], [RETAKE] 
or [EXIT] and then press [MENU/SET] 
for one of the following operations.
3Decide on the composition, and 
take the second picture.
DWhen taking pictures using the Live 
View
After taking the picture, the first and 
second pictures taken will be 
superimposed over each other and 
displayed.
After taking the picture, press the 
shutter button halfway down to take the 
next picture.
Press 3/4 to select [NEXT], [RETAKE] 
or [EXIT] and then press [MENU/SET] 
for one of the following operations.
[MULTI. EXPO.]
Taking pictures and superimposing 
them over each other
MENU/SET
A
CB[NEXT]: Advance to the next 
picture.
[RETAKE]: Return to the first picture.
[EXIT]: Record the image of the 
first picture, and finish the 
multiple exposure 
picture-taking session.
D
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