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 
[FUNCTION] menu.
Press 2 to cancel.
 Press the [MENU] button 2 times 
to replace the menu.
5Select the menu from [FUNCTION] 
menu.
6Set the item.
 Press the [FUNCTION] button after 
finishing the setting.
MENU
REVIEW
RECSETUP1/3
AUTO REVIEW MONITOR
BEEP
POWER SAVE
2MIN.
OFF
EXITSET SELECTMENU
1
REVIEW
REVIEW
MF ASSIST
RECSETUP2/3
NO.RESET CUSTOM SET.
CLOCK SET
EXITSET SELECTMENU
MF1
W.BALANCE
WB ADJUST.
SENSITIVITY
SPOT AFREVIEW
REVIEWEXITSET SELECTMENU
CUSTOM SET.
CUSTOM SET.
W.BALANCE
WB ADJUST
PICT.SIZE
SELECT
SET EXITCANCEL
REVIEW
REVIEW
FUNCTIONW.BALANCE
WB ADJUST.
SENSITIVITY
SPOT AF
SELECT EXIT
FUNCTIONREVIEW
W.BALANCE
SELECT SET
REVIEW
REVIEW
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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 
automatically (auto white balance)
[ ] (Daylight):
for recording outdoors on a bright 
day
 [ ] (Cloudy):
for recording under a cloudy and 
shady sky
 [ ] (Halogen):
for recording under halogen lighting
 [ ] (Flash):
for taking a picture with photo flash 
only
 [ ] (monochrome):
for recording pictures in 
monochrome
 [ ] (White set):
for manual setting (Read the 
following page where the manual 
setting is explained in detail.) Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
AUTOWB
2560
REC1/4SETUP
W.BALANCE 
WB ADJUST.
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
SELECT SET EXIT
MENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
WB
B/W
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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 Incandescent light bulb
8 Sunrise and sunset
9 Candlelight
KlKelvin Color Temperature
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
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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.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 When setting the white balance to the 
mode except for [AUTO] or 
[ ] (monochrome), you can finely 
adjust the white balance. (P65)
 The setting of the white balance is 
applied to the other recording modes.
 In Motion image mode, the white 
balance is fixed to [AUTO].
 When the white balance is set to 
[AUTO], the adequate white balance is 
automatically set by taking a picture 
with the flash, but the white balance 
may not be properly adjusted when 
the photo flash does not sufficiently 
reach to the subject.
2560
REC1/4SETUP
W.BALANCE 
WB ADJUST.
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
WBB/W
SELECT SET EXITMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
B/W
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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
4/[REVIEW] after finishing the 
adjustment.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 The white balance icon turns red or 
blue.
 You can set the value independently 
for each of the modes in white 
balance.
 When you set the white balance using 
the White set [ ], the adjustment 
level is set to “0”.
 The adjusted picture will be close, 
though may not be identical to the 
actual picture.
WB
2560
REC1/4SETUP
W.BALANCE 
WB ADJUST.
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
SELECT SET EXITMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
SELECT EXIT
WB ADJUST.
RED BLUE
REVIEW
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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 playback pictures recorded 
using [HDTV] mode on a 
High-Definition TV, (HDTV has a 16:9 
aspect) the picture quality will be 
higher. An SD Memory Card can be 
played on TVs with an SD Memory 
Card slot.
AUTO
25602048 1600 1280
REC1/4SETUP
QUALITY PICT.SIZE W.BALANCE 
WB ADJUST.
EXIT SET SELECTMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
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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 
that of Fine.
 : Fine (Low compression)
It gives priority to picture quality to 
record high quality pictures.
 : Standard
(High compression)
It gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures and records 
standard quality pictures.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 It may happen that pictures appear like 
a mosaic depending on the subject or 
recording condition.
 Refer to P120 for the number of 
recordable pictures.
 When the quality is set to [ ]
 A JPEG file is also created 
simultaneously. Its quality is equal 
to FINE and its size is fixed to 
2560k1920 pixels.
 When the RAW file is deleted, the 
created JPEG file is also deleted.
 The digital zoom is fixed to [OFF].
 When you take pictures in program 
AE mode, aperture-priority AE 
mode and shutter-priority AE 
mode, the JPEG picture is 
underexposed a little.
 The picture cannot be recorded on 
the card with low capacity.
 The number of remaining frames may 
not correspond with recorded frames.
 RAW file format is designed for use in 
digital imaging applications, sold 
separately, that can support direct 
manipulation of the data captured by 
the camera sensor. At the time of this 
writing, support for the Panasonic 
RAW file format is included in the 
latest version of the Camera Raw 
plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS. For 
more information, access
http://www.adobe.com/
 If you take pictures when the quality is 
set to [ ], you can open RAW files 
with ArcSoft PhotoImpression in the 
supplied CD-ROM.
AUTO
2560
RAW
REC1/4SETUP
W.BALANCE 
WB ADJUST.
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
SETSELECT EXITMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
RAW
RAW
RAW
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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 
subject and take the picture.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 When the subject is dark, it may not be 
focused properly.
OFFON
100
OFF
REC2/4SETUP
SPOT AF
SENSITIVITY
BURST MODE
AUDIO REC.
SELECT SET EXITMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
1/25F2.8
19
2560P
2560
19P
1/25F2.8
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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 ISO100 to ISO200 according 
to the brightness.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 In Motion image mode, ISO sensitivity 
is fixed to [AUTO].
 To avoid noises, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity or 
setting each item on [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[LOW]. (P73) ISO sensitivity  100   400
Use in bright places
(e.g. outdoors)Suitable Not suitable
Use in dark places Not suitable Suitable
Shutter speed Slow Fast
Noises Less Increase
OFF
OFF
100 200 400AUTO
REC2/4SETUP
SPOT AF
SENSITIVITY
BURST RATE
AUDIO REC.
EXIT SET SELECTMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
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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.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 It is not necessary to keep pressing 
the shutter button.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone 1 of the camera.
 When audio is recorded with each 
picture the total number of pictures 
that can be stored on each card will be 
slightly decreased.
 You cannot take pictures with audio in 
the following condition.
 When using the auto bracket
 In burst mode
 When setting the quality to [ ]
 If you rotate the zoom ring, the focus 
ring or the aperture ring when 
recording audio (when recording 
motion images, pictures with audio, 
etc.), the rustling of the lens barrel is 
also recorded.
OFFON
OFFAUTO
REC2/4SETUP
SPOT AF
SENSITIVITY
BURST RATE
AUDIO REC.
EXIT SET SELECTMENU
MENU
REVIEWREVIEW
2560
19P
1/25F2.8
RAW
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