Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L1k Operating Instructions

Advanced
71VQT0W82
2Press 3/4/2/1 to finely adjust 
the white balance and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2: A (AMBER: ORANGE TINT)
1: B (BLUE: BLUISH)
3: G_ (GREEN: GREENISH)
4: M` (MAGENTA: REDDISH)
 If you finely adjust the white balance to 
A (amber), the white balance icon on 
the LCD monitor will change to orange. 
If you finely adjust the white balance to 
B (blue), the white balance icon on the 
LCD monitor will change to blue.
 If you finely adjust the white balance to 
G_ (green) or M` (magenta), [_]...

Advanced
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 To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
reducing the ISO sensitivity before taking 
pictures.
 The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to 
[AUTO] in Aperture-priority AE, 
Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure.
Deciding the Method 
to Measure Brightness 
(Metering mode)
You can switch to the following metering 
modes if you rotate the metering mode 
lever.
ISO sensitivity100 1600
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)SuitableNot 
suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot 
suitableSuitable
Shutter...

Menu Settings
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Menu Settings
Setting Frequently 
Used Functions
You can set two frequently used functions 
to the buttons [FUNC.1] and [FUNC.2]. This 
is convenient as you do not need to select 
the item from a menu.
 When you use a lens with no aperture 
ring, [FUNC.1] is fixed for aperture setting.
1Press [FUNC.1] A or [FUNC.2] B.
(when [PICT.SIZE] is set)
C: When taking pictures with Live View
2Rotate the command dial D to 
select an item.
3Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the...

Menu Settings
74VQT0W82
∫Functions that can be set to the 
buttons [FUNC.1] and [FUNC.2]
 [EXPOSURE]
¢1 (P40)
– [EXPOSURE]
 [FILM MODE] (P76)
– STD [STANDARD]
– DYN [DYNAMIC]
– NATUR [NATURE]
– SMOOTH [SMOOTH]
– STD [STANDARD]
– DYN [DYNAMIC]
– SMO [SMOOTH]
– MY1 [MYFILM1]
– MY2 [MYFILM2]
 [PICT.SIZE]
¢2 (P78)
–  (L/Super Fine)
–  (L/Fine)
–  (L/Standard)
–  (M/Super Fine)
–  (M/Fine)
–  (M/Standard)
–  (S/Super Fine)
–  (S/Fine)
–  (S/Standard)
 [RAW REC.] (P79)
–RAW ON
–RAW OFF
 [OIS MODE] (P82)
–...

Menu Settings
75VQT0W82
Using the [REC] Mode 
Menu
Increase the variety of pictures you can 
take by setting color effect, picture 
adjustment etc.
 The following example shows how to set 
[D.ZOOM] when taking pictures with Live 
View. (Refer to P76 to P83 for each menu 
item.)
 Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to 
return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of purchase. (P29)
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select the menu 
item.
Press 4 at A to switch to the next 
menu screen....

Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P75)
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 7 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 3/4 to select [FILM MODE] 
and then press 1.
2Press 3/4...

Menu Settings
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∫Adjusting each film mode to the 
desired setting
1Press 1 several times on the 
screen shown in step2 on 
page 76.
2Press 3/4 to select an item, use 
the command dial A to adjust it 
and then press [MENU/SET]. 
 The message [SAVE THIS 
SETTINGS?] appears.
3Press 3/4 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
 You can save 2 user settings ([MY 
FILM1] and [MY FILM2]).
 [FILM MODE] is displayed as [TEMP.] 
on the LCD monitor if you select [NO, 
USE AS TEMP. SET]. The display...

Menu Settings
78VQT0W82
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P75)
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...

Menu Settings
79VQT0W82
 If you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P80) 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”. (P80)
 Refer to P120 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P75)
When you take a picture, a RAW file is 
recorded...

Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P75)
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 75 mm can be 
achieved (35 mm film camera equivalent: 
150 mm) with no picture quality...