Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Application (Record)
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 sky.
 (shade) Adjust to the color in the shade.
 (Incandescent lighting)Adjust to the color under incandescent lights.
 (set mode)Using the preset White Balance.
 (set mode settings)
Adjust white balance manually.
 ●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the coloring is adjusted in accordance 
with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme 
conditions apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may 
not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
 ●Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will 
vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or .  ●[White Balance] setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], 
[Food], [Sunset], [Starry Sky])
 • Except when [Panorama Shot] Mode ef

fect is [No Effect]
 ●Even if the camera is turned off, the set White Balance is remembered. (If the Scene 
Mode is changed, the white balance setting returns automatically to [A WB].)    
						

							Application (Record)
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. • Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→136) is set to [B&W] or 
[SEPIA].
 ■Setting White Balance manually ()
Take a picture of a white object under the target light source to adjust colors.
  Select  and press [MENU/SET]  Point the camera towards a white o bject (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET]
White Balance is set to . • Even if the camera is turned of f, the set White Balance is remembered.
 • It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.
 ■[AWB] operational range: 
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting Blue sky
K=Kelvin Color Temperature    
						

							Application (Record)
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 is suddenly changed from max. W to max.  T, 
or if suddenly moving closer to subject.
 ●Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align. ●[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.
[Face Recog.]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→122).
[AF/AE Lock]
 ■Recording mode: 
For details (→86).    
						

							Application (Record)
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 subject and 
background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage, 
backlighting)
[i.Exposure]
 ■Recording mode: 
Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colors when there is 
significant contrast between background and subject.
 • When [i.Exposure] works, the color of  changes.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Even if [Sensitivity] is set to [80] or [100], when [i.Exposure] is activated, pictures may 
be taken at a higher ISO Sensitivity than the setting.    
						

							Application (Record)
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 pictures may become dark when using faster values such as [1/250], we 
recommend that still pictures are taken in bright locations ( flashes red when 
shutter button is pressed halfway if still picture will be dark).
 ● displayed on screen for settings other than [AUTO].
[i.Resolution]
 ■Recording mode: 
You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to record still pictures with 
sharper outlines and clearer resolution.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [i.ZOOM] / [OFF]
 ●About [i.ZOOM]  (→73)
[Digital Zoom]
 ■Recording mode: 
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. Note that enlarging will 
decrease picture quality with Digital Zoom.
For details (→73).
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]    
						

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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] 
[Glass Through]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment. • The  AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.9 feet).
 ■Settings
[ON] Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter button ( appears)
[OFF] Lamp is not illuminated. (taking pictures of animals in the dark, etc.)
 ●Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close range.
[Red-Eye Removal]
 ■Recording mode: *
 *  The setting is set to [OFF] except in the fo llowing Scene Modes:  [Portrait] [Soft Sk in] 
[Night Portrait] [Baby]
Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash 
red-eye reduction ( ).
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Depending on the circumstance, it may not be possible to correct red-eye. ●When this function is set to [ON], the flash icon changes to []/[]. ●This function only works when the camera detects a subject as a face.    
						

							Application (Record)
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] 
(stabilizer for motion pictures) will automatically function. This decreases the jitter of the 
image when recording motion pictures while walking, etc.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Cases where the stabilizer function may be ineffective: • When there is a lot of jitter • When the zoom magnification is high (also in the Digital Zoom range) • When taking pictures while following a moving subject • When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places ●In [Active Mode], stronger effect of the correction can be achieved at the wide end. ●In the following case, [Active Mode] will not function even when recording motion 
pictures.
 • When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA] in [MP4]    
						

							Application (Record)
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 Bracket] or [Burst] is set, when recording a 
motion picture, or when the [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode is set.
 ●Cannot change the setting in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. The setting in other Recording 
Mode is applied.
[Clock Set]
 ■Recording mode: 
Set the clock. Same function as that in [Setup] menu. (→24)    
						

							Application (Record)
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]
 ■Recording mode: 
Sets the picture quality of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings
[AVCHD] in [Rec Format]
Item
Picture size fpsBit rate
[FHD] 1920×1080 60iApprox. 17 Mbps
[HD] 1280×720 60pApprox. 17 Mbps
[MP4] in [Rec Format]
ItemPicture size fpsBit rate
[FHD] 1920×1080 30pApprox. 20 Mbps
[HD] 1280×720 30pApprox. 10 Mbps
[VGA] 640×480 30pApprox. 4 Mbps
 ■About motion picture icon
[Rec Format]Picture size    
						

							Application (Record)
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 
recorded.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Still Picture Size]
 ■Recording mode: 
Set [Still Picture Size] for when you take still pictures while recording motion pictures.
 ■Settings
[9M]For printing up to A3 (11x14″) size prints.
[6M] For printing up to A3 (11x14″) size prints.
[2M] Suitable for display on a high-definition television.
 ●The aspect ratio becomes [  ].
[Continuous AF]
 ■Recording mode: *
 *  [Starry Sky] is fixed to [OFF].
Either allow the focus to be constantly adjusted during motion picture recording, or fix the 
focus position at the start of recording.
 ■Settings
[ON]
[OFF]: Fix focus position at the start of motion picture recording.