Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc1 Operating Instructions

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FUNCTION Menu
You can select 4 menus which you frequently use from the menus in the recording 
mode (P114, P115).
This allows you to select the menu and save the time to operate it at the minimum.
 The white balance, the white balance fine adjustment, the ISO sensitivity and the 
spot AF are included in FUNCTION menu in initial setting.
1Select [SETUP].
2Select [CUSTOM SET.].
3Select the menu to be replaced 
from [FUNCTION] menu.
4Select the menu to be added to...

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Setting the White Balance
In certain situations, the color white may appear slightly reddish or bluish. This can 
occur when shooting under early or late day sunlight, on a cloudy day, or under 
halogen lighting. By using the manual White Balance feature you can achieve a 
more accurate reproduction of the color white.
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [W.BALANCE] and set the 
desirable mode.
[AUTO]:
for setting the white balance...

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Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may 
result in reddish or bluish pictures. 
Where the subject is surrounded by 
many light sources, auto white balance 
adjustment may not operate properly. 
In this case, set the white balance to a 
mode except [AUTO] manually.
1 The range that is controlled by the 
auto white balance adjustment mode 
of this camera
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 TV screen
5 Sunlight
6 White fluorescent light
7...

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Setting the White Balance manually (White set)
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [W.BALANCE] and set to 
[].
2(Only when setting the white 
balance again) Press 1.
3Aim the camera at a sheet of white 
paper 1 or a similar white object 
so that it completely fills the frame 
to white on the screen and press 
the shutter button fully. Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
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Finely Adjusting the White Balance
If you cannot acquire the desirable hue with white balance because of too many 
different light sources, etc., adjust the fine white balance as follows.
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
 Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P62)
1Select [WB ADJUST.].2Adjust the white balance.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
 Close the function by pressing...

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Changing the Picture Size
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [PICT.SIZE] and set the 
picture size.
 [2560]: 2560k1920 pixels
 [2048]: 2048k1536 pixels
 [1600]: 1600k1200 pixels
 [1280]: 1280k960 pixels
 [640]: 640k480 pixels
 [HDTV]: 1920k1080 pixels
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 In Motion image mode, the picture size 
is fixed to 320k240 pixels.
 If you...

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Changing the Quality
“Quality” refers to the amount each image is compressed. Lower compression 
results in superior picture quality. Higher compression allows you to store more 
images on your SD Memory card.
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [QUALITY] and set the 
quality.
 : RAW file
Set this when altering the pictures 
on a PC.
 : Super Fine
(Lower compression)
Set this when recording the 
pictures with higher quality than...

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Taking Pictures using the Spot AF
The focus is adjusted within the limited range.
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [SPOT AF] and set it to 
[ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Aim the spot AF area to the 
subject to be recorded and press 
the shutter button halfway for the 
AF/AE lock.
 The spot AF area   1 appears.
3Move the camera to compose the 
picture fixing the focus on the...

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Setting ISO Sensitivity
The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can be 
increased when you need to take pictures in places where a flash may not be 
allowed. The overall picture quality will decrease slightly as the ISO setting is 
increased.
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]. (P30)
1Select [SENSITIVITY] and set the 
ISO sensitivity.
 When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[AUTO], it is automatically adjusted 
from...

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Taking Pictures with Audio
Preparation
 Set the operational mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P30)
1Select [AUDIO REC.] and set it to 
[ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Take the picture.
 5 seconds later, the audio 
recording is stopped automatically.
 If you press the [MENU] button 
during the audio recording, it will be 
canceled. The audio cannot be 
recorded.
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 It is not necessary to keep pressing...