Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Owner’s Manual  
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-LX10
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M0916KZ0
Message Display → 289
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,  
and save this manual for future use.
Q&A  Troubleshooting → 291
Finding the information you need →2
Contents →4
Contents by Function →10
Menu list →169
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Finding the information you need
In this “Owner’s Manual for advanced features”, you can find the information you nee\
d 
from the following pages.
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information.
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names
“Contents by Function”10 -
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Functions of Main Parts”16 -
Search from “List of monitor 
displays”283 -
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on-screen messages
“Message displays”289 -
Search from the menu list“Menu list”169 -
[Rec] ............................169
[ Motion Picture]............ 187
[Custom]
 
...................... 189[

Setup]    ........................198
[Playback]   ....................207
Search from “Q&A 
Troubleshooting”291 -
For details on how to use this manual, 
see the next page.
Wi-Fi® function     →227 
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How to use this manual
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Recording mode icons
Recording mode: 
In Recording modes that show icons in black, you can select and execute \
indicated 
menus and functions.
 has different functions depending on the recording mode that is registered.
 • Click a cross reference in the text to jump to the corresponding page.
 ■About the symbols in the text
Indicates that the menu can be set by pressing [MENU/SET] button.
Indicates that the Wi-Fi setting can be made by pressing [Wi-Fi] button.
Tips for skillful use and points for recording.
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In this Owner’s Manual, steps for setting a menu item are described as follows:
Example: To change the [Quality] setting from [
  ] to [  ] in the [Rec] menu
 →  [Rec] → [Quality] → [  ]
 • In this manual, ring, dial and lever operations are illustrated as below\

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Turn the control ring
Rotate the rear dial
Rotate the zoom lever 
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Contents
 ■Finding the information you need .....2
 ■How to use this manual  ......................3
 ■Before use ......................................... 13
 ■Standard Accessories ......................15
Before Use
 ■Names and Functions  
of Main Parts
  ..................................... 16
Preparations
 ■Attaching the Hand Strap  .................18
 ■Charging battery ............................... 19Inserting the battery ................. ..................20
Charging the battery  .................................. 21
 ■Inserting and removing the card 
(optional) 
............................................ 24
 ■About the Card ..................................25Formatting the card (initialization).............. 26
Estimated recording capacity  
(number of pictures/recording time)
 

...........26
 ■Setting the clock ....... ........................28Changing time settings  ..............................29
 ■Contents by Function  .......................10
 ■Holding the camera ........ ...................30
 ■Adjusting the angle  
of the monitor 
.................................... 31
 ■Buttons/Dials/Levers  
Used for Recording
 ........ ...................32
Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)............................ 32
Shutter button (Taking pictures)  .................33
Motion picture button  
(Recording motion pictures)....................... 34
Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
 

......34
Control ring / Aperture ring / Rear dial
 

.......35
Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button 
(Selecting/setting items)
 

............................37
[DISP.] button  
(Switching the display information)
 

............37
 ■Touch screen (Touch operations).... 39Touching the screen and recording  
(Touch Shutter function)............................. 40
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a 
Specified Area  ([Touch AE])
 
.................
 ......41
Basics
 ■Setting the menu  ............................... 42
 ■Calling frequently-used  
menus instantly   
(Quick Menu)
 .......

.............................. 44
Change the Quick Menu to your  
preferred item 
............................................ 45
 ■Assigning frequently used  
functions to the buttons   
(Function buttons)
 

............................46
Using the function buttons during  
recording 
.................................................... 47
Using the function buttons during  
playback..................................................... 48
 ■Entering Text ..................................... 49 
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Recording mode
 ■Taking pictures with  
automatic settings   
(Intelligent Auto Mode)  .....................50
Taking pictures using a handheld camera  
([iHandheld Night Shot])
  ............................53
Combining pictures into a single still  
picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])
  ............54
Recording images by changing the 
brightness (exposure) or color tone
 

...........55
Defocusing the background  
(Defocus control function)
 

..........................56
 ■Taking Pictures of Yourself   
[Self Shot]
 ....... ................................... 57
Changing the way the shutter is  
released 
..................................................... 59
 ■Taking pictures after  
automatically setting the  
aperture value and shutter speed  
(Program AE Mode)........................... 61
 ■Taking pictures by setting the 
aperture value and shutter speed
  ...62
Taking pictures by setting the aperture  
value (Aperture-Priority AE Mode)
  .............62
Taking pictures by setting the shutter  
speed (Shutter-Priority AE Mode)
 
..............63
T

aking pictures by setting the  
aperture value and shutter speed  
(Manual Exposure Mode)
 

..........................64
Checking the effects of the  
aperture value and shutter speed  
(Preview Mode).......................................... 66
Easily set aperture / shutter speed for 
suitable exposure (One Push AE).............. 68
 ■Recording panorama pictures  
(Panorama Shot Mode)   .....................69
 ■Taking pictures  
according to the scene   
(Scene Guide Mode)
 

.........................72
Types of Scene Guide Mode  .....................73
 ■Taking Pictures with  
different picture effects   
(Creative Control Mode)
  ...................76
Types of picture effects ................. .............77
 ■Recording motion pictures  
by setting the aperture value/ 
shutter speed   
(Creative Video Mode)
 .......

...............82
Recording Slow Motion Pictures  
([High Speed Video])
 .... .............................83
Minimizing operational sounds during  
motion picture recording
 

............................84
 ■Registering your own  
settings and recording   
(Custom Mode)
  .................................. 85
Registering your own settings  
([Cust.Set Mem.])....................................... 85
Recording using registered custom set
 

.....86 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
 ■Taking pictures with Auto Focus .....87Set the focusing operation to be  
performed when the shutter button is 
pressed  halfway  (AFS, AFF, AFC)
  .............88
Switching [AF Mode]
  .................................. 89
Changing the position and size  
of the AF area
  ............................................ 95
Optimizing the focus and brightness  
for a touched position
 ....

............................98
 ■Taking close-up pictures   
(Macro recording)
  .............................99
 ■Taking pictures with  
Manual Focus .......
...........................100
 ■Taking pictures by locking  
the focus and/or exposure   
(AF/AE Lock)
  ................................... 102
 ■Taking pictures with Exposure 
Compensation
  ................................. 103
 ■Setting the ISO Sensitivity ....... ......104
 ■Adjusting the White Balance  .........106
4K Photo and Drive Settings
 ■Recording 4K Photos  .....................11 0Notes on the 4K Photo function  ...............11 4
 ■Selecting pictures from 4K burst  
file and saving .......
..........................11 7
 ■Adjusting the focus after recording   
([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking])
  ....121
Recording using [Post Focus]  ................. .121
Select the focus point and save the  
picture ([Post Focus])............................... 123
Combine multiple pictures to increase  
the focus range ([Focus Stacking])
 
..........124
 ■Selecting a Drive Mode ................... 126Burst function ........................................... 127
T aking pictures with self-timer.................. 129
 ■Taking Pictures While  
Adjusting a Setting Automatically  
(Bracket Recording)
 ........

................130
Exposure Bracket  .................................... 131
Aperture Bracket   ...................................... 132
Focus Bracket
  .......................................... 132
 ■Taking pictures  
automatically at set intervals   
[Time Lapse Shot]
  ...........................133
 ■Creating stop motion animation  
[Stop Motion Animation]
 ....... .........135 
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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
 ■Correcting jitter ...............................138
 ■Using Zoom ..................................... 140Zoom types and use ................................140
Using the zoom by performing touch 
operations (T
ouch zoom)
 
 .........................143
 ■Taking pictures with flash  ..............144
 ■Setting the Flash Functions  ...........146Changing Flash Mode.............................. 146
Setting the 2nd curtain sync 
....................148
Adjusting the flash output
 ....

....................148
Recording motion pictures
 ■Recording Motion Picture/ 
4K Motion Picture 
...........................149
Setting the format, picture size and 
recording frame rate 
................................151
Adjusting the focus while recording  
motion pictures ([Continuous AF])
  ...........153
 ■Pan or zoom while recording  
with the camera in a fixed position  
[4K Live Cropping]
  ..........................154
 ■Taking still pictures while  
a motion picture is being  
recorded
  ........................................... 157
 ■Recording Snap Movies ....... ..........158
Playing Back and Editing Pictures
 ■Viewing your pictures  .....................161
 ■Viewing motion pictures  ................162Capturing still pictures from motion  
pictures
 .... ................................................ 163
 ■Switching the Playback Method  ....164Zooming in and viewing  
“Playback Zoom”...................................... 164
Viewing a list of pictures  
“Multi Playback”
 

....................................... 164
Viewing pictures by their recording date 
“Calendar Playback”
 

................................165
 ■Viewing group pictures ....... ...........166
 ■Deleting pictures ............................. 168 
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Contents
Wi-Fi
 ■What you can do with the  
Wi-Fi® function ................................ 227
 ■Wi-Fi Function ................................. 228
 ■Operating the camera by  
connecting it to a smartphone .......231Installing the smartphone/tablet app 
“Panasonic  Image App”
  ...........................231
Connecting to a smartphone.................... 232
Taking pictures via a smartphone  
(remote recording)
 

................................... 236
Playing back pictures in the camera  
on a smartphone
 

...................................... 237
Saving pictures in the camera to a 
smartphone
 

.............................................. 237
Sending pictures in the camera to  
social networking services
 .................

......238
Adding location information to pictures  
in the camera from a smartphone
 ............ 238
Combining motion pictures recorded  
with Snap Movie according to your 
preference on a smartphone.....

............... 240
 ■Displaying still pictures on a TV ....241
 ■Sending pictures  ............................. 242
 ■Sending pictures to a  
smartphone
  ..................................... 245
 ■Wireless printing .............................246
 ■Sending pictures to AV device .......247
 ■Sending pictures to a PC  ...............248
 ■Using WEB services ....................... 250When sending images to WEB service.... 250
When sending images to  
[Cloud Sync. Service]
  ..............................253
 ■Using “LUMIX CLUB” .....................254About the [LUMIX CLUB] ......................... 254
 ■About connections  .........................259Connecting via a wireless access point  
([Via Network])
  ......................................... 260
Connecting directly ([Direct])
  ...................263
Connecting quickly with the same  
settings as used previously 
([Select a destination from History] /  
[Select a destination from Favorite])
  ........264
 ■[Wi-Fi Setup]   .................................... 266
Using Menu Functions
 ■Menu list .......................................... 169[Rec] ........................................................ 169
[ Motion Picture]   ........................................ 187[Custom]
  ..................................................
189
[Setup]   .....................................................
198
[Playback]   ................................................207 
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Connecting with other devices
 ■Enjoying 4K motion pictures .........268Viewing 4K motion pictures .... .................268
Storing 4K motion pictures....................... 269
 ■Viewing on TV screen  .....................270VIERA Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control™) ....272
 ■Storing recorded still pictures and 
motion pictures on your PC 
...........273
Downloading software  .............................274
Copying still pictures and motion  
pictures
 
....
 ................................................ 276
 ■Storing recorded still pictures and 
motion pictures in the recorder 
.....278
 ■Printing  ............................................ 279Printing with date and text .... ...................281
Others
 ■Optional accessories ...................... 282Using the AC adaptor (optional)  
and DC coupler (optional) instead  
of the battery
  ............................................ 282 ■List of monitor display ...................283
 ■Message displays ........................... 289
 ■Q&A  Troubleshooting  ....................291
 ■Usage cautions and notes .............300 
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Contents by Function
RecordingRecording mode ........................................... 34
[Preview]   ....................................................... 66
Panorama Shot Mode
 

................................... 69
Macro recording
 

............................................ 99
Aperture Bracket
  ......................................... 132
Focus Bracket
  ............................................. 132
[Time Lapse Shot]
  ....................................... 133
[Stop  Motion Animation ]
  ..............................135
[Multi Exp.]
  .................................................. 179
[Silent Mode]
  ............................................... 189
4K Photo[4K PHOTO]................................................ 11 0
[Post Focus] recording  ................................121
Focus (AF/MF)Auto Focus ................................................... 87
AF Mode   ....................................................... 89
Adjusting the AF area position
 ........

..............95
Manual Focus
 

............................................. 100
AF/AE Lock
  ................................................. 102
DriveDrive Mode ................................................. 126
Burst function   .............................................. 127
[Self Timer]
  ................................................. 129
Recording
Exposure[Touch AE] .................................................... 41
[ One  Push AE]   .............................................. 68
AF/AE Lock
  ................................................. 102
Exposure Compensation
 

............................103
ISO sensitivity
  ............................................. 104
Exposure Bracket
 

....................................... 131
[Metering Mode]
  .......................................... 175
Picture Quality and Color ToneWhite Balance ............................................ 106
[Photo Style]   ............................................... 170
[Filter Settings]
  ............................................ 172
[Picture Size]
  .............................................. 174
[Quality]
  ...................................................... 174
[Highlight Shadow]
  ...................................... 176
[i.Dynamic]
  .................................................. 177
[i.Resolution]
 
........
 ....................................... 177
[HDR]
  .......................................................... 178
[Long Shtr NR]
 
........
 .................................... 182
[Diffraction Compensation]
  .........................182
[Color Space]
 
........
 ...................................... 183
Flash[Flash Mode]  ............................................... 146
2nd curtain synchro  .................................... 148
[Flash Adjust.]
  ............................................. 148
Motion PictureCreative Video Mode .................................... 82
[High Speed Video]   ....................................... 83
[Silent Operation]
 
........
 ..................................84
Motion pictures in 4K
 

.................................. 149
[Rec Format]
  ............................................... 151
[Rec Quality]
  ............................................... 151
[4K Live Cropping]
 
........
 ..............................154
Taking still pictures while a motion picture  
is being recorded
 ........

................................157
[Snap Movie]
  ............................................... 158
Motion Picture
Audio[Wind Noise Canceller]  ...............................188
Screen settings[Center Marker]  ........................................... 193
[Zebra Pattern]   ............................................ 194
[Monochrome Live View]
  ............................195 
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