Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking pictures according to the scene  [Scene Mode]VQT5A33
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 • How to select a scene (→108)
[Handheld Night Shot]
Takes clear still pictures of night scenes with less jitter and less noise by combining a 
burst of still pictures. 
 ■Tips
 • After the shutter button has been pressed, do not move the camera during the burst  operation.
 • Stand at least 5 m (16 feet) away

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 ●Since a burst of still pictures are combined after they have been recorded, it will be a 
few moments...

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Taking pictures according to the scene  [Scene Mode]VQT5A33
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 • How to select a scene (→108)
[Baby]
This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light 
from it is weaker than usual.
 ■To record age and name
[Baby1] and [Baby2] can be set separately.
Use cursor button to select [Age] or [Name] and press  
[MENU/SET]
Select [SET] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
 Set the birthday and name
Age: Set birthday with cursor button,...

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Taking pictures according to the scene  [Scene Mode]VQT5A33
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 • How to select a scene (→108)
[Starry Sky]
Gives starry skies and dark subjects a clear appearance.
Use cursor button to select shutter speed, and then press 
[MENU/SET]
 ■Settings: [15 sec.] / [30 sec.] / [60 sec.]
 ■Tips
 • Tripod, self-timer recommended.
 ●Do not move the camera until the countdown is finished. After taking the picture, the 
countdown is displayed again while the signal is processed....

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Taking pictures according to the scene  [Scene Mode]VQT5A33
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 • How to select a scene (→108)
[3D Photo Mode]
Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally , and two 
pictures selected automatically are combined to make a single 3D picture. 
To view 3D pictures, a television that supports 3D is required (This unit will play back in 
2D). (→245)
 • 3D still pictures are recorded in MPO format (3D). • The picture size is fixed to 2M .
Start the recording...

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Register your own settings and record   
[Custom] ModeVQT5A33
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Registering your preferred recording mode, [Rec] menu settings, etc. to [Cust.Set Mem.] 
and setting the mode dial to  /  allows you to switch quickly to those settings.
[Cust.Set Mem.]
 ■Recording mode: 
Up to 4 current camera settings can be registered.
Select the recording mode you wish to register and set the 
[Rec] menu, [Motion Picture] menu, [Setup] menu, etc.
Select [Cust.Set Mem.] from the [Setup] menu
 •...

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Register your own settings and record  [Custom] Mode VQT5A33
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[Custom]
 ■Recording mode: 
Settings registered in [Cust.Set Mem.] can be quickly called up by setting the mode dial 
to  / .
Set mode dial to  /  ([Custom] mode)
 • When set to →  The camera switches to the recording mode and settings registered in . • When set to → Perform steps  - 
Use cursor button to select custom set
 • Use  and  to confirm the registered settings. • Only the main menu items are displayed....

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Registering preferred functions to the [Fn] button
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 ■Recording mode: 
Register frequently used functions from the [Rec] menu, [Setup] menu or other menus to 
the [Fn] button for faster operation.
 • It is set to [Composition Guide] at the time of purchase.
 ■How to register
Select [Fn Button Set] from [Setup] menu and press  
[MENU/SET] 
(→52)
Use cursor button to select the function to register and press 
[MENU/SET]
 ●Functions that can be registered
[Focus Area Set]...

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Changing the settings assigned to the  
control ring 
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 ■Recording mode: 
Changes the settings assigned to the control ring.
Select [Control Ring Set] from [Setup] menu and press  
[MENU/SET] 
(→52)
Use cursor button to select the setting to change and press 
[MENU/SET]
 ●Settings that can be assigned • [Step Zoom] (→74) • [Exposure Comp.] (→90) • [Aspect Ratio] (→128) • [Sensitivity] (→130) • [White Balance] (→131)
 ●To return to the default setting, select [Default...

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Burst function
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 ■Recording mode: *1 *2
*1  Cannot be set in the following modes:  [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [Starry Sky] [3D Photo Mode]*2  Cannot be set in the following modes:  [Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus] [Star Filter]
A burst of still pictures can be recorded while the shutter button is pressed fully.
Press 
Use cursor button to select [Burst] and press [MENU/SET]
 • To change the setting, press [DISP.] button and select a setting with  .
Setting...

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Burst functionVQT5A33
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Setting Speed DescriptionNo. of 
pictures*1
Approx. 10 
pictures/sec. • Focus, exposure and White Balance are fixed in  the first picture. 12
*240 pictures/sec. • Focus, exposure and White Balance are fixed in 
the first picture.
 • Note on the picture size setting. 40
*260 pictures/sec.
 • Focus, exposure and White Balance are fixed in 
the first picture.
 • The recordable range is reduced. • Note on the picture size setting. 60
*3Complies with...