Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Auto Focus, Face/Eye Detection, and Face Recognition
[AF Mode] is automatically set to [  ]. If you touch the subject, the camera switches to 
[
  ] and the AF tracking function starts operating.
You can also switch to [   ] by pressing [MENU/SET], going to the [Rec] menu, then 
going to the [AF Mode] menu and selecting [   ] (tracking). Align the AF tracking area with 
the subject and press the shutter button halfway to...

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Automatic Scene Detection
When taking pictures
[i-Portrait][i-Scenery][i-Macro][i-Night Portrait]*1
[i-Night Scenery][i-Handheld Night 
Shot]*2[i-Food][i-Baby]*3
[i-Sunset]When scene does not correspond to any of the above
*1   Displayed only when using flash.*2   When  [iHandheld Night Shot] is [ON]. (→53)*3   When children (that are registered in the camera with Face Recognition)\
 under 3 years old are 
recognized.
 •...

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Taking pictures using a handheld camera  
([iHandheld Night Shot])
Recording mode: 
If a night scene is detected automatically while the unit is being handh\
eld, [iHandheld 
Night Shot] can record a still picture with less jitter and less noise w\
ithout using a tripod 
by combining a burst of pictures.
 →  [Rec] → [iHandheld Night Shot]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●The angle of view becomes narrow slightly. ●After the...

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Combining pictures into a single still picture with rich 
gradation ([iHDR])
Recording mode: 
When there is, for example, strong contrast between the background and t\
he subject, 
[iHDR] records multiple still pictures with differing exposures and combines them to 
create a single still picture rich in gradation.
[iHDR] is activated when required. When activated, [ 
 ] will be displayed on the screen.
 →  [Rec] → [iHDR]...

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Recording images by changing the brightness (exposure) or 
color tone
Recording mode: 
Setting brightness (exposure)
1Press  to display the setting screen • Each press of [Fn1] switches between defocus control operation  (→56) and operation finish.
2Rotate the rear dial to adjust brightness (exposure) • Press   in the brightness setting screen to set the exposure 
bracket. (→131)OFF
Setting coloring
1Press  to display the...

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Recording mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings  (Intelligent Auto Mode) 
Defocusing the background (Defocus control function)
Recording mode: 
1After pressing  in step 1 of “Setting brightness (exposure)” (→55), press the 
[Fn1] button to display the setting screen
2Rotate the rear dial to adjust the background defocusing condition
250
8.0
5.6
2.8
2.0
Strong defocusing Slight defocusing
 • Press [

MENU/SET] to return to the recording screen.
 ■With touch screen operations
Touch [  ]
Touch [...

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Recording mode
Taking Pictures of Yourself  [Self Shot]
Recording mode: 
If you rotate the monitor, Self Shot Mode is activated. You can easily take pictures of 
yourself while looking at the screen.
In Self Shot Mode...
 ●Deciding on a composition is easier because recording is 
performed while looking at the screen.
 ●Pictures with different poses and facial expressions can be 
taken at once by increasing the number of pictures to be 
recorded.
 ●Automatically enables the touch operation. ●Settings...

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Recording mode
Taking Pictures of Yourself  [Self Shot]
3Touch the slide bar
 • You can set it to “Off” or a value in the range [1] to 
[10]. If you select the left edge of the slide bar (), it 
will be set to “Off ”.
 • In the case of [

Filter Select], [Shutter], or [Shots], 
select from the icons.
ExitExit
[Filter Select] [   ] (No effect), [
  ] (Expressive), [   ] (Retro), [  ] (High key),   
[
  ] (Toy effect), [   ] (Soft focus)
[
Shutter] [
 
 ] (Shutter button only), [   ] (Touch), [  ]...

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Recording mode
Taking Pictures of Yourself  [Self Shot]
Changing the way the shutter is released
In [Shutter], you can select the way you start recording without pressin\
g the shutter 
button.
We recommend that you avoid using the shutter button when, for example, j\
itter occurs 
during shutter operation.
Face Shutter
The shutter is released when a face detected by the Face/Eye Detection f\
unction is 
covered with a hand or other object and then detected again.
1Display the yellow frame of Face/Eye...

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Recording mode
Taking Pictures of Yourself  [Self Shot]
 ●If you set [Self Shot] to [OFF], the mode will not switch to Self Shot Mode even if you rotate the \
monitor.
 ●Be careful not to look at the light from the flash and the AF Assist Lamp directly. ●When the [Soft Skin] is set • If you set the strength of the effect to [2] or greater, the recording screen display will be more 
delayed than normal like a frame dropping.
 • When you record with the strength of the ef

fect set to [2] or greater,...