Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Extended ISO]
 ■Recording mode: 
Extends the [Sensitivity] setting to [H.12800].
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
[White Balance]
 ■Recording mode: 
Adjust the color depending on the light source to ensure natural color .
 ■Settings
AWB (automatic)Automatic adjustment in accordance with the light source.
 (clear sky)Adjust to the color under a clear sky.
 (cloudy sky)
Adjust to the color under a cloudy...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 ■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine-tuned if colors still do not appear as 
anticipated.
  Select the white balance to be fine -tuned, and press the [DISP.] button to display the 
[WB Adjust.] screen
  Adjust with  if red is strong, adjust with  if blue is strong  Press [MENU/SET] • Settings are remembered even if the camera is turned of f.
 • Settings remain applied when using flash. •...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[AF Mode]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→81).
[Quick AF]
 ■Recording mode: *
 * The following modes are fixed to [OFF]:  [Night Portrait] [Night Scenery] [Handheld  Night Shot] 
[Starry Sky]
The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when the shutter 
button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Focus alignment may take time if zoom...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Metering Mode]
 ■Recording mode: 
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.
 ■Settings
[Metering Mode] Brightness measurement position Conditions
[Multi Metering]Whole screen
Normal usage (produces balanced 
pictures)
[Center Weighted]Center and surrounding area
Subject in center
[Spot]Center and close surrounding area Great difference between 
brightness of...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Min. Shtr Speed]
 ■Recording mode: 
Sets the minimum value for the shutter speed. We recommend using slower shutter 
speeds to take brighter pictures in dark locations.
 ■Settings: [AUTO]  [1/250]  [1/125]  [1/60]  [1/30]  [1/15]  [1/8]  [1/4]  [1/2]  [1]
 ●Slower shutter speeds allow for brighter pictures but increase risk of jitter , so we 
recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
 ●As still...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Color Mode]
 ■Recording mode: 
 ■Settings:  [STANDARD] / [VIVID] *1 (Vivid looking picture) / 
[Happy] *2 (Take a picture with higher level of color brightness and 
vividness) / [B&W] / [SEPIA]
*
1 Except [Intelligent  Auto] Mode*2 [Intelligent Auto] Mode only
[AF Assist Lamp]
 ■Recording mode: *
 *  The following modes are fixed to [OFF]:  [Scenery] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Nigh t Shot] [Sunset]...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Motion Deblur]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→32).
[iHandheld Nite Shot]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→32).
[iHDR]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→33).
[Stabilizer]
 ■Recording mode: *
 *  [Handheld Night Shot] is fixed to [ON].
The following modes are fixed to [OFF]: [Starry Sky] [3D Photo Mode]
Automatically detects and prevents jitter. When recording motion pictures, [Active Mode]...

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Using the [Rec] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Date Stamp]
 ■Recording mode: 
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still picture.
 ■Settings: [W/O TIME] / [WITH TIME] / [OFF]
 ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures 
with date stamps. (Date printing may be overlapped.)
 ●Date stamps on still pictures cannot be erased. ●The date cannot be stamped when [Auto...

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Using the [Motion Picture] menu
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You can select the recording mode and picture quality and other settings.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→52)
[Rec Format]
 ■Recording mode: 
Sets the data format of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings
[AVCHD]This is a data format suitable for playback on high-definition TVs.
[MP4] This data format is suited for playing back motion pictures on a computer and other 
such devices.
 ●For details (→41)
[Rec Quality]...

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Using the [Motion Picture] menuVQT5A33
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 ●What is bit rate 
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes 
higher when the number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. 
“VBR” is an abbreviation of “Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for 
definite period of time) is changed automatically depending on the subject to record. 
Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is...