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 
setting may slightly lower the resolution.
[–] Lowers the noise reduction effect to achieve a picture 
quality with clearer resolution.
[Saturation]*1[+] Gaudy coloring
[–] Subdued coloring
[Color Tone]*1[+] Bluish coloring[–] Yellowish coloring
[Filter Effect]*2
[Yellow] Enhances the contrast of a subject. (Effect: Low)
Records a blue sky clearly.
[Orange] Enhances the contrast of a subject. (Effect: Medium)
Records a blue sky with vibrant colors.
[Red] Enhances the contrast of a subject. (Effect: High)
Records a blue sky with even more vibrant colors.
[Green] Applies subdued coloring for the skin and lips of a person. 
Emphasizes green leaves and makes them brighter.
[Off ] —
*1   [Color Tone] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. Otherwise, [ Saturation] is 
displayed.
*2 Displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. • When the picture quality is adjusted, [+] will be displayed in the [Photo Style ] icon.
Press [MENU/SET]
 ■Registering the setting for the adjusted picture quality to [Custom]
Perform the picture quality adjustment in Step  of “Adjusting the picture quality” and 
press the [DISP.] button 
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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
 ●Cannot be used during [High Speed Video] recording. ●[Rough Monochrome], [Silky Monochrome], [Toy Effect]*1, [Toy Pop]*1, [Miniature Effect]*1, *2, 
[Soft Focus], [Star Filter] and [Sunshine] are not available in the following cases.
 • Creative V

ideo Mode
 • During motion picture recording*1 When [4K Live Cropping] is set*2   When the motion picture size is [ 4K] in [Rec Quality]. ●The following functions are not available in Panorama Shot Mode. – [
Toy Effect], [Toy Pop], [Miniature Effect], [Sunshine]
 ●When recording panorama pictures, the following effects are not applied to the recording screen. – [Rough Monochrome], [Silky Monochrome], [Soft Focus], [Star Filter]
 ●When recording a panorama picture in a scene with low brightness, you ma\
y not be able to 
achieve the desired results if [High Key] is used in the Panorama Shot Mode.
 ●When recording in Self Shot Mode, only the following picture effects (filters) can be set.
[Expressive], [Retro], [High Key], [Toy Effect], [Soft Focus]
 ●The available ISO sensitivity settings will be limited up to [3200]. The ISO sensitivity for  
[High Dynamic] will be fixed to [AUTO]. 
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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 Review] will display only the still picture with the effects 
applied.
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • Panorama Shot Mode • When using [

Burst]
 • When recording 4K photos • When recording using [Post Focus

]
 • T

aking still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded.
 • When [

Quality] is set to [  
 ],  [  ] or [  ] • When recording using [Bracket
]
 • When using [

Time Lapse Shot]
 • When using [

Stop  Motion Animation ]
[Aspect Ratio]
Recording mode: 
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit print\
ing or the playback 
method.
 →  [Rec] → [Aspect Ratio]
[4:3]Aspect ratio of a 4:3 TV
[3:2] Aspect ratio of standard film cameras
[16:9] Aspect ratio of high-definition TV, etc.
[1:1] Aspect ratio of a square image 
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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 fixed to [4K] ([4:3]: 3328×2496; [3:2]: 3504×2336; [16:9]: 3840×2160; [1\
:1]: 
2880×2880) when recording 4K photos or recording in Post Focus.
[Quality]
Recording mode: 
Set the compression rate used for storing pictures.
 →  [Rec] → [Quality]
Settings File format
Description
[  
 ] JPEG Gives priority to picture quality and saves pictures in JPEG file 
format.
[
 
 ] Saves pictures in JPEG file format using standard picture quality .
This setting is useful when you want to increase the number of 
recordable pictures without changing the number of pixels.
[
 
 ] RA W + JPEG Saves pictures in JPEG file format ([
  ] or [  ]) in addition to the 
RA
W file format.*1[  ]
[
 
 ] RAW
Saves pictures in RAW file format.*2
*1If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG file is also deleted.*2A RAW still picture is always recorded at [3:2] (5472×3648). 
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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 website and 
install it on your PC. (→275)
 ●When you play back a picture recorded with [  ], the gray area is displayed according to the 
aspect ratio of the picture during recording.
 ●The setting is fixed to [  ] when recording  4K photos or recording in [Post Focus]. ●You cannot set to [  ],  [  ] or [  ] in the following cases: • Panorama Shot Mode • [

Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)
 • When recording burst pictures with [Burst Rate

] set to [SH]
[Metering Mode]
Recording mode: 
You can change the metering method used for measuring brightness.
 →  [Rec] → [Metering Mode]
[Metering Mode] Brightness measurement position Conditions
(Multiple)Whole screen
Normal usage
(produces balanced pictures)
(Center weighted)Center and surrounding area Subject in center
(Spot)Center of [+] (spot metering target)
Great difference between 
brightness of subject and 
background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage, 
backlighting)
 ●If you set the spot metering target on the edge of the screen, the meter\
ing may be affected by the 
brightness around the location. 
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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.
 /  /  (Custom)You can set a custom registration shape.
2Rotate the control ring to adjust the brightness of the 
highlighted areas and rotate the rear dial to adjust the 
brightness of the shadowed areas
Highlighted areaShadowed areaPreview display
 • T

o register your preferred settings, press 
 to select the 
registration target icon (Custom
 
1, Custom
 
2, and Custom   3).
 • Adjustments can also be made by dragging the graph.
3Press [MENU/SET]
 ●You can press the [DISP.] button on the brightness adjustment screen to switch the screen displ\
ay.
 ●The settings adjusted in [  ],  [  ],  [  ], or [  ] will be restored to the default settings when the 
camera is turned of
f. 
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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 Resolution technology to record still pictures with 
sharper outlines and clearer resolution.
 →  [Rec] → [i.Resolution]
Settings: [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [LOW] / [EXTENDED] / [OFF]
 ●When [EXTENDED] is set, you can take more natural pictures with the impr\
ession of high-
resolution.
 ●The [EXTENDED] setting will automatically change to the [LOW] setting while recording motion 
pictures, recording 4K photos, or recording in [Post Focus]. 
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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] / [SET]
 ■Changing the settings
[Dynamic Range] [AUTO]:   
T
 akes pictures after automatically setting the adjustment range of 
the exposure based on the contrast of a subject.
[±1EV] / [±2EV] / [±3EV]:    T akes pictures using the adjustment range of the 
exposure being set.
[Auto Align ][ON]:
   
Automatically a
 djusts the displacement of pictures caused by jitter, 
etc. We recommend using this setting to take pictures with a handheld 
camera.
[OFF]:
  
Does not adju
 st the displacement of pictures. We recommend using 
this setting when you use a tripod.
 ●After the shutter button has been pressed, do not move the camera during\
 the burst operation. ●Since a burst of still pictures are combined after they have been record\
ed, it will be a few 
moments before you will be able to record another picture.
 ●A subject that was in motion when it was recorded may be recorded as an a\
fterimage. ●When [Auto Align] is set to [ON], the angle of view narrows slightly. ●When you take pictures using a flash, the flash mode is fixed to [  ] (Forced Flash Of f). ●This function will not work for still pictures while motion pictures are\
 being recorded. ●This function is not available in the following cases: • In Self Shot Mode • When using [

Burst]
 • When recording 4K photos • When recording using [Post Focus

]
 • When recording using [Bracket

]
 • When [

Quality] is set to [  
 ],  [  ] or [  ] • When using [
Time Lapse Shot]
 • When [

Auto Shooting] of [ Stop  Motion Animation ] is set to [ON] 
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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]: Proceed to the next recording.
 – [

Retake]:   
Delete the result of the last shot and take another 
picture.
 – [

Exit]: 
 
Exit Multi Exposure and save the picture that was taken.
Next
Retake Exit
3Record the second, third, and fourth pictures • When you press [ Fn1] button while taking pictures, the pictures 
that you took are saved and Multi Exposure is closed.
Retake
Exit4Press  to select [Exit] and press [MENU/SET] • You can also end the operation by pressing the shutter button halfway.
 ■Changing the settings
[Auto Gain] If you select [OFF], all exposure results are superimposed as they are. 
Compensate the exposure as necessary, depending on the subject.
[Overlay] If you select [ON], you can apply Multi Exposure to previously recorded \
pictures. After  [Start] is selected, pictures on the card will be displayed. Select 
a RAW image, and press [MENU/SET] to proceed to recording.
 ●Information for the picture taken last will be used as recording informa\
tion of pictures taken using 
Multi Exposure.
 ●While [Multi Exp.] recording is being performed, you cannot set items di\
splayed in gray on the 
menu screen.
 ●You can perform [Overlay] on RAW file pictures recorded using this camera only. ●This function is not available in the following cases: • In Self Shot Mode • When using [

Time Lapse Shot]
 • When using [

Stop  Motion Animation ] 
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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 volume of the electronic shutter sound. 
(→200)
 →  [Rec] → [Shutter Type]
[AUTO] The shutter mode automatically switches based on the recording condition\
s and 
shutter speed. • The mechanical shutter mode has higher priority over the electronic shut\
ter 
mode because the mechanical shutter has less function-related restrictio\
ns 
when recording with a flash, etc.
[
MSHTR] Uses only the mechanical shutter mode to take a picture.
[ESHTR] Uses only the electronic shutter mode to take a picture.
 ●In the following cases, recording is performed with an electronic shutte\
r. • [
  ] is displayed on the screen • When recording burst pictures with [Burst Rate ] set to [SH]
 • When recording 4K photos • When recording using [Post Focus

]
 • When [

Silent Mode] is set to [ON]
 ●If you take a picture of a moving subject using the electronic shutter, the subject in the 
picture may be skewed in some cases.
 ●When you take a picture under a fluorescent or LED lighting fixture usin\
g the electronic 
shutter, the recorded picture may have horizontal stripes. If you use a slower \
shutter 
speed, the horizontal stripes may be reduced.  (→63) 
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