Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject  (tracking)
With cursor button operations
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject and press 
the shutter button halfway
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes from 
white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
 • T

o release AF Tracking → Press [MENU/SET].
 • Focus range: same as macro recording [

 
 ]
With touch screen operations
Touch the subject
Perform these operations with the touch shutter function released.
The AF area turns yellow while the subject is locked.
 • T

o release AF Tracking → Touch [  
 ].
 ●If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes for a while and then turns off. ●When you set [Metering Mode] to [  ] (Multi Metering), the camera adjusts the  exposure using a 
locked subject.  (→175)
 ●Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or\
 dark, [  ] may not 
operate correctly
. When [
  ] does not work, focus will be on [   ]  (1-area-focusing). ●This function is not available in the following case: • When using [
Time Lapse Shot]
 ●In the following cases, [  ] performs the operation of [   ]  (1-area-focusing). • [
Glistening Water], [Glittering Illuminations], [Soft Image of a Flower], [Monochrome]  
(Scene Guide Mode)
 • [

Sepia], [Monochrome], [Dynamic Monochrome], [Rough Monochrome], [Silky Monochrome], 
[Soft Focus], [Star Filter], [Sunshine] (Creative Control Mode)
 • [

Monochrome] ([Photo Style]) 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Subject not centered in picture  (49-area-focusing)
Focuses on the subject in the wide range area (up to 49-area-
focusing) on the recording screen.
Setting the shape of an AF area , etc. (Custom Multi)
You can set the preferred shape of an AF area by selecting 49 points in the AF area, 
based on the subject.
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture] → [AF Mode]
1Select a Custom Multi icon ([  ], etc.), and press 
Current AF area shape
2Use   to select the setting item
([Horizontal 
Pattern]) Horizontal line shape
Ideal shape for panning, 
etc.
([Vertical 
Pattern])Vertical line shape
Ideal shape for recording 
structures, etc.
([Central 
Pattern])Shape distributed over 
the center
Ideal shape for focusing 
around the center.
 /  / (Custom)
You can set a custom registration shape.
3Press  • The AF area setting screen appears. 
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Taking pictures with Auto Focus
4Select the AF area
Selected AF  area
When selecting [  ] / [  ] / [  ]
Operation Touch 
operation Description
   Touch
Moves position
Pinch out /
Pinch in Changes the size (3
  stages)
[DISP.] [Reset] Restores to the initial 
settings
When selecting [  ] / [
  ] / [  ]
W
ith cursor button operations
Use     to select AF area and press [MENU/SET] to set 
(repeat)
 • If you press [

MENU/SET] again, the setting will be canceled.
 • T

o cancel all the settings, press the [DISP.] button.
With touch screen operationsTouch the parts you want to set as AF areas • If you touch one of the selected  AF areas, the selection of the 
area will be canceled.
5Press [Fn2] button
 ■Registering the set AF area in [  ],  [  ] and [   ]  (Custom)
Press  on the screen of step 2Use   to select the registration target icon and press [MENU/SET]
 ●The settings adjusted in [  ],  [  ] or [  ] will be restored to the default settings when the 
camera is turned of
f. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Determined position for focus  (1-area-focusing) /   (Pinpoint-focusing)
 (1-area-focusing)Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [  ], you can bring the subject 
into the 
AF area, fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfw\
ay, move the 
camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed halfw\
ay, and then take the 
picture. (Only when [AFS/AFF/AFC] in [Rec] menu is set to [AFS].)
 (Pinpoint-focusing)Enables more precise focusing on a smaller point than [  ] (1-area-focusing). When you 
press the shutter button halfway
, an enlarged display of the focus position appears.
 ●If [  ] (Pinpoint-focusing) is selected while recording motion pictures or 4\
K photos, the setting is 
changed to [   ]  (1-area-focusing). ●Cannot set to [  ] (Pinpoint-focusing) in the following case: • When [
AFS/AFF/AFC] in [Rec] menu is set to [AFF] or [AFC] 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Changing the position and size of the AF area
Recording mode: 
When [  ],  [  ],  [  ], or [  ] in Auto Focus Mode is selected, you can change the 
position and size of the AF area.
 • Perform these operations with the touch shutter function released. • Y

ou can also display the AF area setting screen by touching the recording screen. 
(When [Touch AF] in [Touch Settings] of the [Custom] menu has been set to [AF].)
 ●When you set [Metering Mode] (→175) to [   ] (spot-focusing), the metering target will move 
along with the 
AF area.
 ●The position and size of the AF area cannot be changed in the Digital Zoom range.
 ■When selecting [  ] / [   ]
Y
ou can change the position and size of the AF area.
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture ] → [AF Mode]
Select [  ] or [  ] and press  • The AF area setting screen appears.
To change the AF area
Operation Touch operation Description
   TouchTo move the position of the AF area.
— Pinch out /  
Pinch in Enlarges/reduces the AF area in small steps.
—
Enlarges/reduces the AF area in large steps.
[DISP.] [Reset]Resets the AF area back to the center.
 • If you press the button again, the frame size will be 
reset to the initial setting.
Press [MENU/SET] • AF area with the same function as [   ] is displayed in the touched position, when  the [   ]  is 
selected. Setting of the 
AF area is cleared when [MENU/SET] is pressed or [
  ] is touched. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
 ■When selecting [  ]
Y
ou can set the focus position by selecting an AF area group. The AF area, which is 
configured with 49 points, is divided into groups consisting of 9 points\
 each (6 points or 4 
points for the groups located at the edges of the screen).
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture ] → [AF Mode]
Select [  ] and press  • The AF area setting screen appears. Examples of groupPress     to select an AF area groupPress [MENU/SET] • Only the [+] indications (center points of the selected group) remain \
on the 
screen.
 • Setting of the 

AF area is cleared when [MENU/SET] is pressed or [  
 ]  is 
touched. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
 ■When selecting [  ]
Y
ou can enlarge the screen to perform more precise settings of the focus \
position.
 • Y

ou cannot set the focus position at the edges of the screen.
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture ] → [AF Mode]
Select [  ] and press Use     to set the focus position and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • The enlarged assist screen will appear for setting the focus 
position.
Move [+] to the focus position
Operation Touch operation Description
   TouchMoves [+].
— Pinch in / Pinch out Enlarges/reduces the AF area in small steps.
—Enlarges/reduces the AF area in large steps.
—
Switches the enlarged display. (windowed/full 
screen)
[DISP.] [Reset]Resets [+] back to the center.
 • The image of a part of the screen can be enlarged or reduced approximate\
ly 3 to 6 times. 

The 
image of the entire screen can be enlarged or reduced approximately 3 to\
 10 times.
 • On the assist screen, it is also possible to record a picture by touchin\
g [

 
 ]. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Optimizing the focus and brightness for a touched position
Recording mode: 
You can optimize the focus and brightness for the position you have touch\
ed.
 →  [Custom] → [Touch Settings] → [Touch AF] → [AF+AE]
1Touch the subject you want to optimize the brightness 
for
 • The AF area setting screen appears. (→95) • The brightness optimization position is displayed on the center of 
the 
AF area. The position follows the movement of the AF area.
 • [

Metering Mode] is set to [  
 ], which is used exclusively for the 
[
Touch AE].
 • T

ouching [Reset] returns the brightness optimization position and 
the AF area to the center.SetSet
ResetReset
2Touch [Set] • The AF area with the same function as [   ] is displayed on the touched position. • If you touch [
  ] (touch [   ] when [  ] is set), the setting of [AF+AE ] is canceled.
When the background has become too bright, etc., the 
brightness contrast with the background can be adjusted by 
compensating the exposure.
 ●When recording with the Touch Shutter, the focus and brightness are optimized for the touched 
position before recording takes place.
 ●At the edge of the screen, the metering may be affected by the brightness around the touched 
location.
 ●The [AF+AE] does not function in the following cases: • When using the Digital Zoom • When the 

AF area has been set by using the cursor button
 • When [

4K Live Cropping] is set 
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Taking close-up pictures  (Macro recording)
Recording mode: 
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when t\
aking pictures of 
flowers.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the item and press 
[MENU/SET]
[  ]
([
AF Macro]) You can take pictures of a subject as close as 3 cm (0.098 feet) from t\
he 
lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide.
[
 
 ]
([
Macro Zoom]) Use this setting to get close to the subject and then further enlarge wh\
en 
taking the picture. You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3x 
while maintaining the distance to the subject for the extreme Wide posit\
ion 
(3 cm (0.098 feet)).
 • Note that enlarging will decrease picture quality

.
 • Zoom range will be displayed in blue. (digital zoom range)
 ●When recording a subject close to the camera, we recommend taking a pict\
ure without using the 
flash.
 ●A picture may be out of focus when the subject is out of focus range, eve\
n if the focus display is lit. ●When a nearby subject is to be recorded • Using a tripod and [Self T
imer] (→129) is recommended.
 • The ef

fective focus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed. Therefore, if the distance 
between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subj\
ect, it may become 
difficult to focus on it again.
 • Resolution may be slightly reduced around the edges of the picture. 

This is not a malfunction.
 ●Cannot set to [Macro Zoom] in the following cases: • [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)
 • Panorama Shot Mode • During [

High Speed Video] recording
 • [

Impressive Art], [Toy Effect], [Toy Pop], [Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
 • When recording burst pictures with [Burst Rate

] set to [SH]
 • When [

HDR] is set to [ON]
 • When [

Multi Exp.] is set
 • When [

Quality] is set to [  
 ],  [  ] or [  ] 
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Taking pictures with Manual Focus
Recording mode: 
Manual Focus is convenient when you want to lock the focus to take pictu\
res or when it is 
difficult to adjust focus using Auto Focus.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select [MF] and press 
[MENU/SET]
3Turn the control ring to adjust focus
Turning the control ring to the right:  
Focusing on a nearby subject
Turning the control ring to the left:  
Focusing on a distant subject
MF Assist (Enlarged screen)PeakingMF Guide
 • The screen changes to the assist screen and an 
enlarged display appears. (MF  Assist) (→191)
 – Y

ou can also enlarge the area by pinching out  (→39) 
the screen.
 – Color is added to the portions of the image that are  in focus. (Peaking)  (→

192)
 – About the MF Guide 

(→192) 
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