Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L1k Operating Instructions

Basic
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 The exposure compensation value is 
displayed on the LCD monitor when 
taking pictures with Live View. Refer to 
P50 for information about Live View.
3Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the selected exposure.
 You can also set the selected exposure 
by doing the following:
– Pressing [FUNC.2]
– Not operating the camera for a few 
seconds
∫If you are using the command dial 
only to compensate the exposure
If you set [DIREC. EX. COMP.] to [ON], you 
can compensate the exposure by...

Basic
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Taking Pictures with 
Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the 
focus or when the distance between the 
lens and the subject is determined and you 
do not want to activate auto focus.
1Set the focus mode lever to [MF].
2Rotate the focus ring to focus on 
the subject.
 The focus indication lights when the 
focus ring rotate to focus on the subject. 
The focus area is fixed to the AF frame 
on the center of the screen.
 The focus distance indicator ([0.29] m 
(0.95 feet) to...

Basic
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 If the distance between the camera and 
the subject is beyond the focus range of 
the camera, the picture may not be 
properly focused even if the focus 
indication lights.
 The available flash range is about 2.5 m 
(8.2 feet) to 7.0 m (23.0 feet) (Wide) 
(When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[AUTO].). We recommend setting the flash 
to Forced OFF [ ] when you take 
pictures at close range.
 If you are taking close-up pictures
– We recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer. 
– The...

Basic
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Playing Back Pictures
1Press [ ].
2Press 2/1 to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
 The first recorded picture will be 
displayed after the last recorded 
picture.
 When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded by holding the 
camera vertically are played back 
vertically. (P91)
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold 2/1 during playback.
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward The file number B and the picture 
number A only...

Basic
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Press [DISPLAY] to switch the 
monitor screen.
A: [DISPLAY] button
B: LCD monitor
 The [DISPLAY] button is not activated 
when the menu screen is displayed. 
You can only select Normal display or 
No display in playback zoom (P47) and 
during a slide show (P89).
 Refer to P52 for information about the 
histogram F and P86 for information 
about the color space G.
C: Normal display
D: Display with recording date, color 
space and histogram
E: No display
 The histogram does not appear...

Basic
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∫To delete [MULTI DELETE]/
[ALL DELETE]
1Press [ ] twice.
2Press 3/4 to select 
[MULTI DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform 
steps3 onwards. 
 If you select [ALL DELETE], perform 
steps
5 onwards.
 When [FAVORITE] (P90) is set to [ON], 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] appears. If 
you select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], 
perform steps
5 onwards. (However, if 
none of the pictures have [ ] 
displayed, you cannot select 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] even if...

Basic
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Press [ ].
2Rotate the command dial A 
downwards to enlarge the 
picture.
1a>2a>4a>8a>16a
 When you rotate the command dial 
upwards after enlarging a picture, the 
magnification becomes lower. When 
you rotate the command dial 
downwards, the magnification becomes 
higher.
 When you change the magnification, 
the zoom position indication B appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
3Press 3/4/2/1 to move the...

Basic
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Displaying Multiple 
Screens
(Multi Playback)
1Press [ ].
2Rotate the command dial A 
upwards to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
 1 screen>9 screens>25 screens>
Calendar screen display (P49)
 After multiple screens are displayed, 
rotate the command dial further 
upwards to display 25 screens and the 
calendar screen (P49). Rotate the 
command dial downwards to return to 
the previous screen.
3Press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
picture.
 The recording date and...

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Displaying Pictures by 
Recording Date
(Calendar Playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Press [ ].
2Rotate the command dial A 
upwards to display the calendar 
screen.
 The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
 If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
 The...

Advanced
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Advanced
Switching to Live View
You can also take pictures while looking at 
the LCD Monitor by using it as a Viewfinder. 
This is called Live View.
This is useful if you want to check the 
composition of the subject on the LCD 
Monitor when taking close-up pictures, 
using a tripod etc.
Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the 
setting.
A:  [LIVE VIEW] button
B:  LCD monitor
C: When taking pictures with the 
Viewfinder
D: When taking pictures with the Live 
View
∫You can do the following with...