Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L1k Operating Instructions

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Before Taking Pictures 
With the Viewfinder
 Hold the camera gently with both hands, 
keep your arms still at your side and stand 
with your feet slightly apart.
 When taking pictures, make sure your 
footing is stable and there is no danger of 
colliding with another person, a ball etc.
 Make sure the camera does not shake 
when you press the shutter button.
 Do not cover the AF assist lamp, IR 
sensor etc. with your fingers or other 
objects.
 When holding the camera...

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Matching the Focus 
and the Exposure 
Automatically 
(AF: Auto 
Focus/Program AE mode [ ])
The camera automatically sets the aperture 
value and the shutter speed according to 
the brightness of the subject.
 Remove the lens cap.
 Turn the camera on. (P25)
 Set the drive mode lever to [
].
A: Shutter button
1Set the focus mode lever to [AFS].
 AFS is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus 
Single”. The focus is fixed when you 
press the shutter button halfway.
2Rotate the shutter speed dial...

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 The camera focuses on any of 3 focus 
area points- left, right or center - in the 
AF frame and a lamp (AF-LED display) 
lights where the subject is focused. You 
can change the setting for the AF frame 
and the AF-LED display in the 
[CUSTOM] menu. (P84)
 Refer to P33 for information about 
Program shift.
 The focus range is 29 cm (0.95 feet) 
to ¶. (when the supplied lens is 
attached)
 If the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO100] 
and the aperture value is set to F2.8 
(when the...

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∫Example of program shift when using 
the supplied lens
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1Program shift amount
2Program shift line chart
 If the exposure is not adequate when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed on 
the LCD monitor (information display 
screen) turn red. The aperture value and 
the shutter speed blink on the Viewfinder. 
(They do not blink when the flash is 
activated.)
 Program shift is canceled and the camera 
returns...

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∫Preventing jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering when pressing the 
shutter button.
 We recommend using a tripod. Also, be 
careful how you hold the camera (P31). 
Using the self-timer (P67) or the remote 
shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) (P107) 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a 
tripod.
 Shutter speed will be slower particularly in 
the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is 
pressed until the...

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Aperture-priority AE 
[]
Set the aperture value to a higher number 
when you want a sharp focus background. 
Set the aperture value to a lower number 
when you want a soft focus background.
1Rotate the shutter speed dial to 
[A].
2Rotate the aperture ring to set the 
aperture value.
A:  [2.8] to [22]
 When changing from [A], rotate the 
aperture ring while pressing the 
aperture ring button B.
 The mode becomes Aperture-priority 
AE mode [ ].
3Take a picture.
 If you press the shutter...

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2Rotate the shutter speed dial to 
set the shutter speed.
B: [2-60s/B] to [1000-4000]
 The mode becomes Shutter-priority AE 
mode [ ].
 If the shutter speed dial is set to [2-60s/
B] or [1000-4000], press 3/4 or rotate 
the command dial C to set the shutter 
speed.
 You can set from 1/2 of a second to 
60 seconds in steps of [1/3 EV] if the 
shutter speed dial is set to [2-60s/B].
 You can set from 1/1000th of a second 
to 1/4000th of a second in steps of 
[1/3 EV] if the shutter...

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Manual Exposure [ ]
Determine the exposure by manually 
setting the aperture value and the shutter 
speed.
1Set the aperture value and the 
shutter speed.
Rotate the aperture ring to set the 
aperture value.
A: [2.8] to [22]
 When changing from [A], rotate the 
aperture ring while pressing the 
aperture ring button B.
Rotate the shutter speed dial to 
set the shutter speed.
C: [2-60s/B] to [1000-4000]
 The mode becomes manual exposure 
mode [ ].
 If the shutter speed dial is set to...

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∫Manual Exposure Assistance
 The manual exposure assistance is an 
approximation. We recommend checking 
the pictures using Auto Review.
∫About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the 
shutter stays open while the shutter button 
is pressed fully (up to about 8 minutes).
The shutter closes if you release the 
shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter 
open for a long time to take pictures of 
fireworks, a night scene etc.
 If you set the shutter speed to...

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Compensating the 
Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve 
appropriate exposure due to the difference 
in brightness between the subject and the 
background. Look at the following 
examples.
Under exposed
Compensate the exposure towards 
positive.
Properly exposed
Over exposed
Compensate the exposure towards
negative.∫If you are using [FUNC.2] to 
compensate the exposure
([FUNC.2] is set for compensating the 
exposure at the time of purchase.)1Press [FUNC.2] A.
B: When taking...