Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L1k Operating Instructions

							Advanced
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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), [_] (green) 
or [`] (magenta) appears beside the 
white balance icon on the LCD monitor.
 Select the center point if you are not 
finely adjusting the white balance.
 You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance 
item.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.
 The white balance fine adjustment level 
returns to the standard setting (center 
point) in the following cases.
– When you reset the white balance in 
[WHITE SET] (P70) ([ ] or [ ])
– When you reset the color temperature 
manually in [COLOR TEMPERATURE 
SETTING] (P70) ([ ])
Setting the Light 
Sensitivity
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
1Press [ISO] A.
B: When taking pictures with Live View
2Rotate the command dial C to 
select the ISO sensitivity.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted 
from [ISO100] to [ISO400] according to 
the brightness.
3Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the selected ISO sensitivity.
 You can also set the selected ISO 
sensitivity by doing the following:
– Pressing [ISO]
– Not operating the camera for a few 
seconds
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AUTOAUTO
SETMENUADJUST.SET
WB ADJUST.
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ISOISOAUTOAUTOP
AUTOAUTO10010020020040040080080016001600STDSTD1919
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STANDARDSTANDARD
ISOISO100100AUTOAUTO
1919
SINGLESINGLENORMALNORMALCUSTOMCUSTOM
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WBWB100100200200
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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 speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
Spot:
This is the method used to focus on 
the subject in the limited narrow area 
on the center of the screen.
Multiple:
This is the method in which the 
camera measures the most suitable 
exposure by judging the allocation of 
brightness on the whole screen 
automatically. Usually, we 
recommend using this method.
Center weighted:
This is the method used to focus on 
the subject on the center of the 
screen and measure the whole 
screen evenly. 
						

							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 selected item.
 You can also set the selected item by 
doing the following:
– Pressing [FUNC.1] or [FUNC.2]
– Not operating the camera for a few 
seconds
∫Setting frequently used functions to 
the buttons [FUNC.1] and [FUNC.2]
1Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press 2.
2Press 4 to select the [CUSTOM] 
menu icon [ ] and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select 
[FUNC.1 SET]
 or [FUNC.2 SET] 
and then press 1.
4Press 3/4 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
5Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
 You can also use the command dial when 
the instructions indicate to use 3/4.
STANDARDSTANDARD
ISOISO100100AUTOAUTO
1919
SINGLESINGLENORMALNORMALCUSTOMCUSTOM
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ISOISO100100P
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STANDARDSTANDARD
ISOISO100100AUTOAUTO
1919
SINGLESINGLENORMALNORMALCUSTOMCUSTOM
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WBWBL LM
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SELECT
CUSTOM
DIREC. EX. COMP. CUSTOM SET
CUST. SET MEM.
FUNC.2 SET FUNC.1 SET
NORMAL
OFFMENUEXIT
1/4
FILM MODE EXPOSURE
SETMENU
FUNC.1 SET
CANCELSELECT
PICT.SIZE
RAW REC.
SETMENU 
						

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∫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)
–  [MODE1]
–  [MODE2]
 [BURST RATE] (P64)
–  (High speed)
–  (Low speed)
 [FLASH SYNC.] (P83)
– [1ST] (1st curtain synchro)
– [2ND] (2nd curtain synchro)
 [CUSTOM SET] (P85)
– [NORMAL]
–[FACTORY]
–[SET1]
–[SET2]
–[SET3]
¢1 Set to [FUNC.2] at the time of 
purchase.
¢2 Set to [FUNC.1] at the time of 
purchase.
If you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P80) 
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.
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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.
3Press 1, press 3/4 to select the 
setting and then press [MENU/
SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫About the menu screen items
 There are 3 menu screens in the [REC] 
menu (1/3, 2/3 and 3/3).
 You can also use the command dial when 
the instructions indicate to use 3/4.
 The next menu screen after 3/3 in the 
[REC] menu is the first menu screen in the 
[SETUP] menu.
2/3REC
D.ZOOM EX. OPT. ZOOMON
OFF
OIS MODE AF ASSIST LAMPON
MODE1
1/3RECFILM MODE
RAW REC. PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
OFF
EXITMENUSELECTASPECT
EXITMENUSELECT
A
SELF-TIMER10 SEC
SETMENU
2/3REC
SELECTSETMENUMODE1AF ASSIST LAMP2aD.ZOOM EX. OPT. ZOOMON
OIS MODE
SELF-TIMER4a
OFF
MENU
1/3
1/3RECFILM MODE
RAW REC. PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
OFF
EXITMENUSELECTASPECT
2/3REC
D.ZOOM EX. OPT. ZOOMOFF
OFF
OIS MODE AF ASSIST LAMP
ON
MODE1
EXITMENUSELECT
SELF-TIMER3/3REC
FLASH SYNC.1ST
EXITMENUSELECT
AF/AE LOCK
BURST RATEHAF/AEAF-L 
AE-L
2/3
3/3
AUTO BRACKET 
						

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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 to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
 When you press 1 on the screen 
shown above, explanations about each 
film mode are displayed. (When you 
press 2, the screen returns to the 
previous screen.)
3Press [MENU/SET] 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.
 [STANDARD]  (B&W)
This is the standard setting.
 [DYNAMIC]  (B&W)
The contrast is increased.
 [SMOOTH]  (B&W)
Smooths the picture without losing the 
skin texture.
[MYFILM1]
[MYFILM2]
The saved setting is used. (P87)
 In film mode, the camera may do 
something equivalent to pull processing to 
create a picture with particular 
characteristics. The shutter speed may 
become very slow at this time.
[FILM MODE]
Setting the color tone of the 
picture to be recorded
SETMENU
1/3RECFILM MODE
RAW REC. PICT.SIZE
QUALITYOFF
EXITMENUSELECTASPECT
FILM MODE
SELECT
1/3
STANDARD
DYNAMIC
NATURE
SMOOTH
SETMENUSETMENU 
						

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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 
disappears and the setting is canceled 
if the camera is turned off and then on 
again.
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 Noise may become visible when you take 
pictures in dark places. To avoid picture 
noise, we recommend setting 
[NOISE RED.] in [ADJUST.] towards [_] 
or setting the items except [NOISE RED.] 
towards [`] to take pictures.
 You cannot adjust [SATURATION] in the 
black and white settings in film mode.
SETMENU
A
SHARPNESS
SATURATION
NOISE RED.
ADJUST.STANDARD
CANCELSELECTSETMENU
CONTRAST
ADJUST.
SELECTSETMENU
SAVE THIS SETTING ?
OVERWRITE MY FILM 1OVERWRITE MY FILM 2
NO,USE AS TEMP. SET
SETMENU
[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. (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 show 
the effect.
∫Number of pixels
When you select a larger picture size [ ] 
(7.4 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. 
Refer to P79 for information about the 
aspect ratio settings.∫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 [ ].
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and 
quality that match your use of 
the pictures
SETMENU
A
B
 3136k2352 pixels
(7.4 million pixels)
2560k1920 pixels
(5 million pixels)
2048k1536 pixels
(3 million pixels)
 3136k2080 pixels
(6.5 million pixels)
2560k1712 pixels
(4.5 million pixels)
2048k1360 pixels
(2.5 million pixels)
 3136k1760 pixels
(5.5 million pixels)
1920k1080 pixels
(2 million pixels)
Super Fine:
Set this when recording the pictures 
with higher quality than that of Fine.
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. 
						

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 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 simultaneously.
 When [ON] is set, a JPEG file and a RAW 
file are recorded simultaneously. The 
extension of a JPEG file and a RAW file is 
different as shown below.
– JPEG file
[.JPG] (Example: P1000001.JPG)
–RAW file
[.RAW] (Example: P1000001.RAW)
 When [OFF] is set, a RAW file is not 
recorded simultaneously.
 RAW files are recorded at the maximum 
picture size for each aspect ratio.
 The auto review function is activated 
regardless of the setting for auto review. 
(The image is not enlarged.)
 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).Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P75)
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. (P50)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P118) Check this before 
recording.
[RAW REC.]
Recording a RAW file 
simultaneously
SETMENU
[ASPECT RATIO]
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.
SETMENU 
						

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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 
deterioration.
 Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the camera 
beforehand to taking pictures with Live 
View. (P50)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
Example: When you set the picture size to 
[ ] (3 million pixels), the 7.4 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 grey when 
taking pictures with Viewfinder.
1: Extended optical zoom [OFF]
Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
2: Extended optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (5 million pixels)3: Extended optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
A: optical zoom
B: Extended optical zoom
∫Picture size and extended optical 
zoom magnification
¢35 mm film camera equivalent
 Refer to P79 for aspect ratio and P78 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 [RAW REC.] to [ON], the 
extended optical zoom is not activated.
[EX. OPT. ZOOM]
Enlarging a picture with no 
picture quality deterioration 
(When taking pictures with 
Live View only)
SETMENU
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B 116.8 mm
(33.6 mm)2
3
14 mm
(28 mm)50 mm
(100 mm)
60 mm
(120 mm)
21 mm
(42 mm)75 mm
(150 mm)
Aspect 
ratioPicture 
sizeExtended 
optical zoom 
magnificationFocus 
range of the 
supplied 
lens
(7.4 M)
Cannot set14 mm to 
50 mm
 (28 mm to 
100 mm)
¢(6.5 M)
(5.5 M)
(5M)
1.2a16.8 mm to 
60 mm
(33.6 mm to 
120 mm)
¢(4.5M)
(3M)
1.5a21 mm to 
75 mm
(42 mm to 
150 mm)
¢(2.5M)
(2M)