Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx1 Owners Manual

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Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
nLens Cap
1Pass the string through the hole 
on the lens cap.
2Pass the string through the hole 
on the camera.
3Attach the lens cap.
nStrap
1Pass the strap through the hole at 
the Strap Eyelet.
• Check that the strap is firmly attached to 
the camera.
• When you turn the camera off, carry the camera or play back the pictures, attach the lens 
cap to protect the surface of the lens.
• Detach the lens cap before turning on the camera in the recording...

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
nInitial setting
The clock is not set when the camera is 
shipped. When you turn the camera on, the 
following screen appears.
• Take the lens cap off before setting the 
date and time.
• Press the [MENU] button, the screen 
shown in step 1 appears.
• The setting screen disappears in about 5 
seconds. Switch the unit back on to show 
the above screen again. Alternatively, 
press the [MENU] button to show the 
menu screen (P23), select [CLOCK SET] 
on...

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Setup Menu
Change the settings if necessary. (See 
pages 24 to 26 for details about the 
settings.)
1Remove the lens cap and turn the 
camera on.
• The menu items depend on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P30). In this 
page, the items in Program AE mode [L] 
are indicated.
2Press the [MENU] button.
3Select the [SETUP] Menu.
• When rotating the zoom lever A toward T, 
the page of the menu screen can be 
forwarded. (vice versa)
4Select the desired item.
5Set the desired...

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For setting, see page 23.
MenuFunctions
xMONITOR Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.
PAUTO REVIEW[OFF]: The recorded picture does not automatically appear.
[1 SEC.]:The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen 
for about 1 second.
[3 SEC.]:The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen 
for about 3 seconds.
[ZOOM]: The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen 
for about 1 second. Then it is enlarged 4 times and 
appears for about 1...

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For setting, see page 23.
MenuFunctions
6BEEP Set to select the volume of operational sound.
[7]: No operational sound
[8]: Soft operational sound
[9]: Loud operational sound
BSHUTTER Set to select the volume of shutter sound.
[C]: No shutter sound
[E]: Soft shutter sound
[D]: Loud shutter sound
9VOLUME The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps. (LEVEL6 to 0)
• When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the speakers 
of the TV is not changed.
3CLOCK SET Change date...

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For setting, see page 23.
MenuFunctions
XVIDEO OUT
(Playback 
mode only)[NTSC]: Video output is set to NTSC system.
[PAL]: Video output is set to PAL system. (P104)
TV ASPECT
(Playback 
mode only)[j]: Select if your television has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
• This mode is best for showing [j] aspect ratio 
images on a 16:9 aspect ratio television. Pictures shot in 
the [h] aspect ratio have black bands added to either 
side.
[h]: Select if your television has a 4:3 aspect ratio.
• This...

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About the LCD Monitor
nSelecting the screen to be used
A LCD monitor (LCD)
Press the [DISPLAY/PWR LCD] button to 
switch to the screen to be used.
• When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. During 
multi playback (P50) or playback zoom 
(P51), the indications on the screen can 
be turned on and off.In recording mode (P30)B Display
C Display with histogram
D Non-display (Recording guide line)
E Non-display
*Histogram
In playback mode (P49)
F Display
G...

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nTo view the LCD monitor outdoors on 
a bright sunny day (Power LCD 
function)
When you press and hold the [DISPLAY/
PWR LCD] button for 1 second, the power 
LCD function is activated, the LCD monitor 
becomes brighter than usual and easier to 
see outdoors.
A: Power LCD indication
• When you take pictures, the LCD monitor 
automatically reverts back to the normal 
brightness 30 seconds after the 
[DISPLAY/PWR LCD] button is pressed. If 
you press any button, the LCD monitor 
turns...

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nHistogram
• A histogram is a graph that displays 
brightness along the horizontal axis (black 
to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
• It allows the camera user to easily check 
the way a picture is being exposed.
• When the values are concentrated to the 
left 
A, the picture is under exposed. 
Pictures that are mostly black, such as 
night scenery, forms this type of 
histogram.
• When the values in the histogram are 
distributed...

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Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures
nThe Mode Dial
This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of many kinds of scenes.
Select the desired mode and enjoy the variety of recording.
Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely.
L: Program AE mode (P31)
The exposure is automatically adjusted by 
the camera.
M: Aperture-priority AE (P54)
The shutter speed is automatically  
determined by the aperture value you set.
N: Shutter-priority AE (P55)
The aperture value is automatically...