Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L1k Operating Instructions

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 When you take a picture beyond the 
available flash range, the exposure may 
not be adjusted properly and the picture 
may become bright or dark.
 The white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient. 
(P68)
 If you repeat taking a picture, it may not 
actually be taken even if the flash is 
activated. Take a picture after the access 
indication disappears.
 The red-eye reduction effect differs 
between people. Also, if the subject was 
far away from the camera or was not 
looking at the first flash, the effect may not 
be evident.
 When the flash is being charged, the flash 
icon blinks red, and you cannot take a 
picture even when you press the shutter 
button fully.
 When taking pictures in burst mode or 
auto bracket, only 1 picture is recorded for 
every flash activated.
 If you take pictures with the flash when 
the lens hood is attached, the flash 
may be obscured by the lens hood.
 When you attach an external flash, it takes 
priority over the built-in flash. Refer to 
P105 for the external flash.Adjust the flash output when the subject is 
small or reflection ratio is extremely high or 
low.
1Press [ ] A.
B: When taking pictures with Live view
2Rotate the command dial C to 
adjust the flash output.
D: When taking pictures with Live view
 Rotate the command dial upwards to 
adjust towards negative and rotate the 
command dial downwards to adjust 
towards positive.
 You can adjust from [`2EV] to [_2EV] 
in steps of [1/3 EV].
 Select [0] to return to the original flash 
output.
 The flash output adjustment value E is 
displayed on the LCD monitor when 
taking pictures with Live View.
Adjusting the flash output
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3Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the selected flash output.
 You can also set the selected flash 
output by doing the following:
– Pressing [ ]
– Not operating the camera for a few 
seconds
 The flash output setting is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off.
Bounce flash is a technique where the light 
from the flash is reflected off a ceiling or 
wall.
When you directly point the flash at 
subjects such as people, dark shadows 
may appear and skin color etc. may turn 
white. In this case, use bounce flash to 
soften the shadows and take natural 
pictures.
1Press [ OPEN] A lightly and then fix 
the built-in flash to the position 
illustrated below.
 The built-in flash is fixed at about 73e.
 You can also switch the flash from the 
normal flash position to the bounce 
flash position by pressing the flash 
down until it locks into the bounce flash 
position. (P58)
2Aim the flash at a ceiling or other 
reflective surface and take a 
picture.
 Select a whitish ceiling with a high 
reflection ratio. If there are colors and 
patterns on the reflective surface, they will 
affect the color of the picture.
 The available flash range is less than 
when taking pictures with the flash 
normally.
 The reflected light may not reach the 
subject if the ceiling used for reflecting the 
light is too high.
 Using the flash for bounce flash at a 
position other than specified may cause a 
malfunction.
Bounce flash
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Fixing the Focus and 
the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
This is useful when you want to take a 
picture of a subject outside the AF frame or 
the contrast is too strong and you cannot 
achieve appropriate exposure.
1Aim the AF frame at the subject.
A: Viewfinder Display
2Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
B: AF lock/AE lock indication
C: Viewfinder Display
D: When taking pictures with Live View
E: AE lock indication
 The focus indication, aperture value 
and the shutter speed light when the 
subject is focused and the exposure is 
set.
 If you release [AFL/AEL], 
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
3While pressing [AFL/AEL], move 
the camera as you compose the 
picture and then press the shutter 
button fully.
F: Viewfinder Display
∫Fixing the focus or the exposure only
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select 
[AF/AE LOCK] and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select [AF] or [AE] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
When [AF] is selected
(Fixing the focus only)
1Aim the AF frame at the subject.
2Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to fix the 
focus.
 The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
 If you release [AFL/AEL], 
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
3While pressing [AFL/AEL], move the 
camera as you compose the picture and 
then press the shutter button fully.
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When [AE] is selected
(Fixing the exposure only)
1Fill the screen with the object that you 
want to take a picture of.
2Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to fix the 
exposure.
 The aperture value and the shutter 
speed light when the exposure 
matches.
 If you release [AFL/AEL], 
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
3While pressing [AFL/AEL], move the 
camera as you compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button halfway to 
focus on the subject and then press it 
fully.
 If you set [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] in the 
[CUSTOM] menu to [ON], you can fix the 
focus and the exposure even if you 
release the [AFL/AEL] button after 
pressing it. (P86)
 AF Lock only is effective, when taking 
pictures with manual exposure. AE Lock 
only is effective when taking pictures in 
manual exposure mode. You cannot 
select [AF/AE LOCK].
 AE Lock only is effective when taking 
pictures with manual focus.
Taking Pictures using 
Burst Mode
1Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
A: When burst mode is set to high 
speed [H].
2Focus on the subject and take a 
picture.
 Hold down the shutter button fully to 
activate the burst mode.
∫Changing the burst speed
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select 
[BURST RATE] and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select [H] (High 
speed
) or [L] (Low speed) and 
then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
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∫Burst speed
 The burst speed is constant regardless of 
the transfer speed of the card.
 The burst speeds indicated are when the 
shutter speed is faster than 1/60 and the 
flash is not activated.
 The burst mode speed may become 
slower depending on the following 
settings.
– ISO sensitivity (P71)
– Picture size (P78)
– Focus priority (P86)
– Focus mode
 Since the shutter speed becomes slower 
in dark places, the burst speed (pictures/
second) may become slower.
∫Number of pictures recorded in burst 
mode
 Refer to P79 for information about RAW 
files.
 When there are no RAW files, pictures 
can be taken until the capacity of the card 
becomes full. However the burst speed 
will become slower halfway. The exact 
timing of this depends on the picture size, 
the setting for [QUALITY] and the type of 
card used.∫Focusing in burst mode
The focus changes depending on the 
setting for [FOCUS PRIORITY] in the 
[CUSTOM] menu (P86) and the focus 
mode setting.
¢1When you take pictures using Live 
View, the focus mode setting is [AFS] 
and the focus is fixed at the first picture.
¢2The burst speed may become slower 
because the camera is continuously 
focusing on the subject.
 We recommend using the remote shutter 
(DMW-RSL1; optional) when you want to 
keep the shutter button pressed fully while 
taking pictures in burst mode. Refer to 
P107 for information about the remote 
shutter.
 The auto review function is activated 
regardless of the setting for auto review. 
(The picture is not enlarged.)
 When the flash is activated, you can take 
only 1 picture.
 (High) (Low)
Burst speed 
(pictures/
second)32
With RAW filesWithout RAW 
files
Number of 
recordable 
pictures 
(pictures)max. 6Depends on 
the remaining 
capacity of the 
card
FocusFocus 
modeFocus 
Priority
The focus is fixed at 
the first picture
¢1AFS ON/OFF
The camera is 
continuously 
focusing on the 
subject
¢2AFC ON
The burst speed 
(High speed) stays 
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Taking Pictures using 
Auto Bracket
In this mode, up to 5 pictures are recorded 
in the selected exposure compensation 
range each time the shutter button is 
pressed.
You can select the picture with the desired 
exposure among different exposures.
1Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
A: Auto Bracket (When [3/ 1/3 EV] is 
set)
B: Viewfinder Display
C: When taking pictures with Live View
 [ ] is displayed on the Viewfinder. (It 
is displayed on the LCD monitor when 
taking pictures with Live View.)
2Focus on the subject and take a 
picture.
 If you press and hold the shutter button, 
the number of pictures that you set is 
taken.
 The auto bracket indication blinks until 
the number of pictures that you set (3 or 
5) is taken.
 The picture count is reset to [0] if you 
change the auto bracket setting, 
change the setting on the drive mode 
lever or turn the camera off before all 
the pictures that you set are taken.
∫Changing the settings for [NO./STEP] 
and [SEQUENCE] in auto bracket
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select 
[AUTO BRACKET] and then press 
1.
3Press 3/4 to select [NO./STEP] 
or [SEQUENCE] and then press 
1.
4Press 3/4 to select the setting 
and then press [MENU/SET].
When [NO./STEP] has been selected in 
the screen shown in step
3[NO./STEP]
– [3/ 1/3 EV]
– [3/ 2/3 EV]
–[3/ 1 EV]
– [5/ 1/3 EV]
– [5/ 2/3 EV]
–[5/ 1 EV]
When [SEQUENCE] has been selected 
in the screen shown in step
3 [SEQUENCE] 
(When taking 3 pictures)
–[0/`/_]
–[`/0/_]
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 [SEQUENCE] 
(When taking 5 pictures)
–[0/`/_/``/__]
(5 pictures are taken. The first picture 
is taken at 0 EV. The next 4 pictures 
are taken at `1EV, _1EV, `2 EV 
and then _2EV.)
–[``
/`/0/_/__]
(5 pictures are taken. The first picture 
is taken at `2 EV. The next 4 pictures 
are taken at `1EV, 0EV, _1 EV and 
then _2EV)
5Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 When taking pictures using auto bracket 
after setting the exposure compensation 
range, the pictures taken are based on the 
selected exposure compensation range.
 The auto review function is activated 
regardless of the setting for auto review. 
(The picture is not enlarged.)
 The exposure may not be compensated 
with auto bracket depending on the 
brightness of the subject.
 You can only take 1 picture when the flash 
is activated. Also, you cannot take the 
number of pictures set in auto bracket if 
the number of recordable pictures is less.
Taking Pictures with 
the Self-timer
1Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
A: Self-timer set to [10 SEC.]
2Focus on the subject and take a 
picture.
 A picture is not taken until the subject is 
brought into focus.
 If you want to press the shutter button 
fully to take a picture even when the 
subject is not focused, set 
[FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM] 
menu to [OFF]. (P86)
 The self-timer 
indicator B blinks 
and the shutter is 
activated after 
10 seconds (or 
2 seconds).
 If you press [MENU/SET] while taking a 
picture with the self-timer, it is canceled.
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∫Changing the time setting for the 
self-timer
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select 
[SELF-TIMER] and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select [10 SEC.] or 
[2 SEC.] and then press [MENU/
SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 When using a tripod etc., setting the 
self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient 
way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing 
the shutter button.
 If you set [MIRROR UP] in the [CUSTOM] 
menu to [ON], you can prevent jitter 
(camera shake) caused by the mirror. 
(P87)
 We recommend using a tripod when 
taking pictures with the self-timer. (When 
you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is 
stable when the camera is attached to it.)
Adjusting the White 
Balance
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color close to real life in pictures 
recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting 
etc. in which the white color may appear 
reddish or bluish. Select a setting that 
matches the recording conditions.
1Press [WB] A.
B: When taking pictures with Live View
2Rotate the command dial C to 
select the white balance.
3Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the selected white balance.
 You can also set the selected white 
balance by doing the following:
– Pressing [WB]
– Not operating the camera for a few 
seconds
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∫About the IR sensor A
 If you select [AUTO], the IR sensor 
decides if the surrounding light is indoor 
light or sunlight and automatically sets an 
even more accurate white balance.∫Auto white balance
The available white balance range is shown 
in the following illustration. When you take 
a picture beyond the available white 
balance range, the picture may appear 
reddish or bluish. Also, auto white balance 
may not operate properly if the subject is 
surrounded by many light sources. In these 
cases, adjust the white balance.
1 Auto white balance will work in the 
following range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White fluorescent light
8 Incandescent light bulb
9 Sunrise and sunset
10Candlelight
KlKelvin Color Temperature
 You can finely adjust the white balance. 
(P70)
 We recommend setting the white balance 
to [AUTO] when taking pictures under 
fluorescent light.
 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient. [AUTO]for auto setting (auto 
white balance)
[]
(Daylight)for recording outdoors on 
a bright day
[]
(Cloudy)for recording outdoors on 
a cloudy day
[]
(Shade)for recording outdoors in 
the shade
[]
(Halogen)for recording under 
halogen lighting
[]
(Flash)for recording with the 
flash only
[]
(White set 1)
for using the preset white 
balance
[]
(White set 2)
[]
(Color 
temperature 
setting)for using the preset color 
temperature setting
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Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] or [ ] with step2 on 
P68 and then press 3.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of 
white paper, or an object that is 
white etc. so that the frame in the 
center is filled by the white object 
only and then press the shutter 
button fully.
 You may not be able to set a new white 
balance if the subject is too bright or too 
dark. In this case, adjust the subject to an 
appropriate brightness and then reset the 
white balance.
You can set the color temperature manually 
for taking natural pictures in different 
lighting conditions. The color of light is 
measured as a number in degrees Kelvin. 
As the color temperature becomes high the 
picture becomes bluish and as the color temperature becomes low the picture 
becomes reddish. (P69) 
1Select [ ] with step2 on P68 
and then press 3.
2Rotate the command dial A to 
select [COLOR TEMPERATURE 
SETTING] and then press [MENU/
SET].
 You can set a color temperature from 
[2500 K] to [10000 K].
You can finely adjust the white balance 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
1Select the white balance with 
step2 on P68 and then press 4.
[WHITE SET]
Resetting the white balance
[COLOR TEMPERATURE 
SETTING]
Setting the color temperature
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Finely adjusting the white balance
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