Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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 ■Adjusting the picture quality
 • Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent 
Auto 
Plus Mode.Standard
Press   to select the type of Photo StylePress   to select an item and press   to adjust
[Contrast] [+] Increases the contrast in a picture.
[–] Decreases the contrast in a picture.
[Sharpness] [+] Enhances the outlines in a picture.
[–] Softens the outlines in a picture.
[Noise Reduction] [+]
Increases the noise reduction effect to reduce noise. This...

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[Filter Settings]
Recording mode: 
You can apply picture effects (filters) that are available for Creative Control Mode to 
images in other modes, such as Aperture-Priority AE Mode or Panorama Shot Mode. 
(→76)
 →  [Rec] → [Filter Settings] → [Filter Effect]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF] / [SET]
 ■With touch screen operations
Touch [  ]
EXPSEXPSTouch the item you want to set
[   ]: Picture effects ON or OFF
[
  ]: Picture effects (Filter)
[
  ]: Adjusting the picture effect...

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 ■Taking two still pictures with and without picture effects  
([Simultaneous record w/o filter])
You can take two still pictures at the same time by pressing the shutter \
button once; one 
with effects and one without effects.
 →  [Rec] → [Filter Settings ] → [Simultaneous record w/o filter]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 • The camera will take a still picture with the ef

fects applied and then a still picture 
without the effects.
 • After taking the picture, [

Auto...

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[Picture Size]
Recording mode: 
The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures w\
ill appear even 
when they are printed onto large sheets.
 →  [Rec] → [Picture Size]
[Aspect Ratio]4:33:216:9 1:1
[Picture Size] [L] 17.5M
4864×3648[L] 20M5472×3648[L] 17M5472×3080[L] 13.5M3648×3648[  M] 9M3456×2592[  M] 10M3888×2592[  M] 8M3840×2160[  M] 6.5M2592×2592[  S] 4.5M2432×1824[  S] 5M2736×1824[  S] 2M1920×1080[  S] 3.5M1824×1824
 ●The picture size will be...

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About RAW file
In RAW file format the data is saved without any picture processing by the ca\
mera. To play back and 
edit RAW file pictures, you must use this unit or dedicated software.
 • Y
ou can develop the RAW file pictures using [RAW Processing] in the [Playback] menu. (→212)
 • T

o develop and edit RAW file pictures on a PC, use the software (Ichikawa Soft Laboratory’\
s 
“SILKYPIX Developer Studio”). To get this software, download it from the supplier’s...

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[Highlight Shadow]
Recording mode: 
You can adjust the highlights and shadows in a picture while confirming t\
he brightness of 
these areas on the screen.
1Set the menu (→42)
 →  [Rec] → [Highlight Shadow]
([Standard])No adjustments.
([Higher contrast])Makes the highlighted areas brighter and shadowed areas 
darker.
([Lower contrast])Makes the highlighted areas darker and shadowed areas 
brighter.
([Brighten shadows])
Makes the shadowed areas brighter.
 /  /...

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[i.Dynamic]
Recording mode: 
Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colors\
 when there is 
significant contrast between background and subject.
 →  [Rec] → [i.Dynamic]
Settings: [AUTO] / [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [LOW] / [OFF]
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • When [ HDR] is set to [ON]
 • When [

Sensitivity] is set to [H.16000], [H.20000] or [H.25600]
[i.Resolution]
Recording mode: 
You can use the camera’s Intelligent...

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[HDR]
Recording mode: 
The camera can combine 3 still pictures taken at different exposures into a single 
properly exposed picture with rich gradation. The individual pictures used to create the 
HDR picture are not saved. You can minimize the loss of gradations in bright areas and 
dark areas when, for example, the contrast between the background and th\
e subject is 
large.
A combined HDR picture is saved in JPEG format.
 →  [Rec] → [HDR]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF] /...

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[Multi Exp.]
Recording mode: 
You can create an effect similar to the operation of up to four times of exposure on a 
single picture.
 →  [Rec] → [Multi Exp.]
1Press  to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET]
2Decide on your composition and take the first picture • After recording the first picture, press the shutter button halfway to proceed to the next recording.
 • Press   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]. You can 
perform the following operations.
 – [

Next]:...

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[Shutter Type]
Recording mode: 
You can take pictures using two types of shutter modes: the mechanical sh\
utter and 
electronic shutter.
Mechanical shutterElectronic shutter
Flash ○–
Shutter Speed 
(seconds) T (Time)
*1, 60 - 1/4000
1 - 1/16000
Shutter sound Mechanical shutter sound
+
Electronic shutter sound
*2Electronic shutter sound*2
*1   This setting is available only in Manual Exposure Mode.  (→ 64)*2   You can use [Shutter Vol.] and [Shutter Tone] to adjust the...