Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Adjusting the angle of the monitor
You can adjust the angle of the monitor.
 •Be careful not to catch your finger

, etc. in the monitor.
 •When rotating the angle of the monitor

, be careful not to 
apply too much force. Doing so may cause damage or 
malfunction.
(Open and close with your finger on point 
.) • When not using this camera, close the monitor completely  back to the original position.
Recording from a variety of angles
The monitor can be rotated to suit your needs. This is convenient as it allows you to take 
pictures from various angles by adjusting the monitor.
Taking pictures of yourself Taking pictures at low angle
 • If you rotate the monitor as shown in the 
figure, the camera will switch to Self Shot 
Mode. 
(→57) 
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Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)
You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using the zoom lever or \
control ring. • You can also use the zoom function from the touch panel.  (→143)
 • For details about zoom types and use, refer to (→

140).
Zoom leverControl ring
1Move the zoom lever1Turn the control ring*
*  You can perform zoom operation by assigning 
the [Zoom] setting to the control ring. (→36)
T side: Telephoto, Enlarge the subject
W side: Wide-angle, Capture a wider area Clockwise: 
 T

elephoto, Enlarge the subject
Counterclockwise: 
 
Wide-angle, Capture a wider 
area
 ●Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. ●Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom. ●The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever or \
control ring is 
operated. This is not a malfunction. 
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Shutter button (Taking pictures)
 • Press the [  ] button (  ) to set the drive mode to [   ]  ([Single]).
1Press the shutter button halfway (press lightly) to 
focus on the subject
Focus display
(
 When focus is aligned: illuminated  
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
Aperture valueShutter speed
 • The aperture value and shutter speed are displayed. (If the  aperture value and shutter speed are shown in red and flashing, 
you do not have the appropriate exposure, unless you are using 
the flash.)
2Press the shutter button fully (push the button all the 
way), and take the picture
 ●Pictures can be taken only when the image is correctly focused as long a\
s the [Focus/
Release Priority] (→191) is set to [FOCUS].
 ●When [Live View Mode] (→200) is set to [ECO 30fps], Digital Zoom is not available. ●Even during menu operation or picture playback, if you press the shutter\
 button halfway, you can 
instantly set the camera ready for recording.
 ■Focus range
Focus range is displayed when operating the zoom
Focus range
 • The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused  after pressing the shutter button halfway .
The focus range may change gradually depending on the zoom position. 
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Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
1Press the motion picture button to start recording • Immediately release the motion picture button after pressing it.
2Press the motion picture button again to end recording
Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
1Set to the desired recording mode •Rotate the mode dial slowly to select the desired mode.
Intelligent Auto Mode  (→50)
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode  (→50)
Program AE Mode (→61)
Aperture-Priority AE Mode  (→62)
Shutter-Priority AE Mode (→63)
Manual Exposure Mode (→64)
Creative Video Mode (→82)
Custom Mode (→85)
Panorama Shot Mode  (→69)
Scene Guide Mode (→72)
Creative Control Mode (→76) 
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Control ring / Aperture ring / Rear dial
You can use the control ring ()/Aperture ring ()/rear dial () to change the settings of 
the unit.
 • You can adjust the aperture using the aperture ring. Gently turn the aper\
ture ring until it  snaps into place with an audible click. (The aperture can be set betwee\
n [1.4] and [11].) 
(→62, 64, 82)
 • Items that can be set by the control ring/rear dial vary depending on re\
cording modes. Following are the pre-assigned settings.
Mode dial  
(→34) Control ring*1 Rear dial
 Step Zoom (→196) —
 Step Zoom Program Shift (→61)
 Step Zoom—
 Step Zoom Shutter speed adjustment 
(→63)
 Step Zoom Shutter speed adjustment
 Step Zoom Shutter speed adjustment*2
 Picture effects change —
 Step Zoom Shutter speed adjustment*3
 Picture effects change (→76) —
*1 When Manual Focus is set, the control ring is assigned to focus adjustme\
nt. 
(→ 100)*2 The operation is possible only when [Exposure Mode] is set to [S] or [M]. (→ 82)*3 The operation is possible only when the Scene Guide Mode is set to [Artistic Nightscape].
 • You can assign your preferred settings to the control dial/rear dial. (→36) 
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Changing the settings assigned to the control ring/rear dial
Changes the settings assigned to the control ring/rear dial.
 →  [Custom] → [Ring/Dial Set]  
→ [
  ]  ([Control Ring Operation]) or [   ]  ([Rear Dial Operation])
[DEFLT] [Normal][Photo Style] (→170)
[Zoom]* (→140)[Filter Effect] (→172)
[Step Zoom]* (→196)[Aspect Ratio] (→173)
[Exposure Comp.] (→103)[Highlight Shadow] (→176)
[Sensitivity] (→104)[i.Dynamic] (→177)
[White Balance] (→106)[i.Resolution] (→177)
[AF Mode] (→89)[Flash Mode] (→146)
[Focus Mode] (→87, 99, 100)[Flash Adjust.] (→148)
[Drive Mode] (→126)
[OFF] [Not Set]*
*
 Items that can only be set to the control ring
 • T
 o return to the default setting, select [Normal].
 • If you do not use the control ring, select [

Not Set].
 • Under [

Highlight Shadow], use the control ring and rear dial.
If [Highlight Shadow] is assigned to the control ring (or rear dial), [Highlight Shadow] will also be 
assigned to the rear dial (or control ring).
 ●The assigned function setting applies to all the recording modes.  
However, the assigned function may not operate when combined with certain recor\
ding mode. 
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Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button (Selecting/setting items)
Pressing the cursor button:   Selection of items or setting of values etc., is 
performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
  
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is perf
 ormed.
 • In this manual, the button that is to be used is indicated by    . • When the [Cursor Button Lock] is assigned to the function 
button, operation of the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button can be disabled.  (→46, 47)
[DISP.] button (Switching the display information)
1Press [DISP.] button to switch the display • If the information on the screen is not displayed any longer 
because no operation was performed for some time, press the 
[
DISP.] button or touch the screen to display the information 
again.
During recording
With information Without information With information
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level gauge Without information
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level gauge60p60p 
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 ■Using the level gauge
If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for e\
xample, when you 
take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a refer\
ence.
The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the ca\
mera so that it 
matches the white line.
Tilting up or down • In this case, it is facing upward.Tilting left or right • In this case, the right side has  dropped.
 • When the camera is tilted very little or not at all, the level gauge wil\
l turn green.
 ●Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of abou\
t ±1 degree. ●The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect f\
unction  (→30) may not 
operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sha\
rply up or down.
During playback
With information Detailed information 
display Histogram display Without information 
([Highlight])*
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Without information
*  This screen is displ ayed only when [Highlight] (→194) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
 ●Some screens cannot be displayed during playback of certain files, for e\
xample motion picture 
and 4K burst files. 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
TouchTo touch and release the touch screen.
DragTo touch and slide your finger across the touch screen.
Pinch (spread/pinch)On the touch screen, spread (pinch out) your 2 fingers to 
zoom in, and pinch (pinch in) your 2 fingers to zoom out.
 ●Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger. ●If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please fol\
low the instructions that 
accompany the sheet. (Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibil\
ity or operability.)
 ●The touch screen may not function normally in the following cases. • When touched by a gloved hand • When the touch screen is wet 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
Touching the screen and recording (Touch Shutter function)
Recording mode: 
This function enables you to focus and record still pictures simply by t\
ouching the 
subjects that appear on the screen.
1Touch [  ]
2Touch [  ] • The icon changes to [  ] and you can now proceed with touch 
shutter recording.
3Touch the subject you want to record
 ■To release the touch shutter function
Touch [  
 ]
 ●If shooting with the touch shutter fails, the AF area turns red and disappears. 
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