Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording mode
Taking Pictures with different picture effects  (Creative Control Mode) 
Setting brightness (exposure)
1Press  to display the setting screen • Each press of [Fn1] button switches between blur control operation (below), and opera\
tion finish.
2Rotate the rear dial to set • Press   in the brightness setting screen to set the exposure 
bracket. (→131)OFF
Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus control function)
1After pressing  in step 1 of “Setting brightness (exposure)” (above), press the 
[Fn1] button to display the setting screen
2Rotate the rear dial to set • Press [MENU/SET] to return to the recording screen. • Pressing [Q.MENU/] button on the blurriness setting screen 
will cancel the setting.
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 ■With touch screen operations
Touch [  ]
Touch the item you want to set
[
  ]: Adjusting the picture effect
[
  ]: Degree of defocusing
[
  ]: Brightness (exposure)
Drag the slide bar to set • Press [MENU/SET] to return to the recording screen.
 ●This function is not available in the following case: • [
Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode) 
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Recording mode
Recording motion pictures by setting the aperture 
value/shutter speed  
(Creative Video Mode)
Recording mode: 
You can record motion pictures by manually setting the aperture value and\
 shutter speed.
1Set mode dial to [  ]
2Set the menu (→42)
 →  [Motion Picture] → [Exposure Mode]
Settings: [P] / [A] / [S] / [M]
 • When it is set to [A

], [S] or [M], the operation for changing the aperture value or 
shutter speed is the same as the operation for setting the mode dial to \
[
 
 ],  [  ] 
or [
  ].
It is also possible to display the selection screen by touching the Reco\
rding mode 
icon in recording screen.60p
3Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) to start 
recording
4Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) to stop 
recording
 ●When [Exposure Mode] is set to [M], [AUTO] of the ISO sensitivity will switch to [125]. 
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Recording mode
Recording motion pictures by setting the aperture value/shutter speed  (Creative Video Mode)
Recording Slow Motion Pictures ([High Speed Video])
Slow motion pictures can be recorded by performing recording at a super \
high speed. 
When these recordings are played back, the motion is displayed slowly.
 • T
o record pictures, use a UHS Speed Class 3 card.  (→25)
1Set mode dial to [  ]
2Set the menu (→42)
 →  [Motion Picture] → [High Speed Video] → [ON]
 • Recording is done at 120 frames/second with [FHD ] in [MP4].
3Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) to start recording\
4Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) to stop recording
 ●No sound is recorded. ●Files are split into smaller motion picture files for recording and play\
back when the file size 
exceeds 4 GB. (You can continue to record motion pictures without interruption.)
Recording stops when the continuous recording time exceeds 29 minutes an\
d 59 seconds.  
(In terms of playback time, you can record up to approximately 120 minu\
tes.)
 ●The settings for the focus, zoom, exposure and White Balance are fixed t\
o the settings specified 
when recording was started.
 ●Flickering or horizontal stripes may appear while recording under fluore\
scent lighting. 
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Recording mode
Recording motion pictures by setting the aperture value/shutter speed  (Creative Video Mode)
Minimizing operational sounds during motion picture 
recording
The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded wh\
en it is 
operated during the recording of a motion picture. Using touch icons all\
ows silent 
operation while recording motion pictures.
 →  [Motion Picture] → [Silent Operation ] → [ON]
1Start recording
2Touch [  ]
3Touch icon
Zoom
Shutter speed
Exposure Compensation
ISO sensitivity
4Drag the slide bar to set • The speed of the operation varies depending on the position 
you touch.
[  ] / [   ] Changes the setting slowly
[
 
 ] / [   ] Changes the setting quickly
5Stop recording
 ●Cannot be used during [High Speed Video] recording. 
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Recording mode
Registering your own settings and recording   
(Custom Mode)
Recording mode: 
Registering your own settings ([Cust.Set Mem.])
Up to 3 sets of current camera settings can be registered using [Cust.Set Mem.].  
([   ],  [  ],  [  ]) • Initial setting of the Program  AE Mode is registered as the custom settings initially.
Preparations
Select the recording mode you wish to register and set the [Rec] menu, [Motion Picture] menu, [Setup] 
menu, etc.
 →  [Custom] → [Cust.Set Mem.]  
→ Custom set where you want to register settings
 ●The following menu items are not registered as custom settings.
[Rec] menu [Setup] menu
 • Data registered with [Face Recog.

]
 • The [

Profile Setup] setting
 • All menus
[Custom] menu [Playback] menu
 • [

Touch Scroll]
 • [

Menu Guide]
 • [
 Rotate Disp.]
 • [

Picture Sort] 
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Recording mode
Registering your own settings and recording  (Custom Mode) 
Recording using registered custom set
1Set mode dial to [  ] • The custom set you used last time will be called up.
 ■To change a custom set
Set mode dial to [  ]Press [MENU/SET] to bring up the menuPress   to select the custom set you want to use, and press [MENU/SET]
 • The settings are switched to those settings you selected for the custom set.60p
It is also possible to display the selection screen by touching the Reco\
rding mode 
icon in recording screen.60p
 ■Changing the registered content
Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily when the mode dial has\
 been set to 
[
 
 ], the currently registered settings will remain unchanged.  To change the currently 
registered settings, overwrite the registered data using [Cust.Set Mem.] on the [Custom] 
menu. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone SettingsTaking pictures with Auto Focus
Recording mode: 
By setting the optimum Focus Mode or Auto Focus Mode for the subject or recording 
condition, you can let the camera automatically adjust focus in various \
scenes.
1Press [  ] button (   )
2Press   to select [AF] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • Set the focusing action when the shutter is pressed 
halfway  (→88)
 • Switch the 

Auto Focus mode (→89)
3Press the shutter button halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated  
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(When focus is aligned: green)
 • Two “beep” sounds are heard and Auto Focus is activated.Four “beep” sounds when focus is not aligned.
 • When you take a picture in a dark location, [

 
 ] is displayed for the focus display 
and it may take longer to adjust focus than usual.
 • If the camera detects stars in the night sky after displaying [

 
 ], Starlight AF will 
be activated. When focus is achieved, the focus indication [
  ] and AF areas in 
focus are displayed.
(Detection with Starlight AF works only for approximately 1/3 of the center area of 
the screen.)
Subjects/environments which may make focusing difficult: • Fast-moving or extremely bright objects, or objects with no color contra\
st. • T

aking pictures through glass or near objects emitting light.
 • In the dark, or with significant jitter

.
 • When too close to object or when taking pictures of both distant and clo\
se objects together in the same picture. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Set the focusing operation to be performed when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway (AFS, AFF, AFC)
Recording mode: 
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture] → [AFS/AFF/AFC]
SettingsThe movement of the 
subject and the scene  (recommended) Description
[AFS] Subject is still 
(Scenery, anniversary 
photograph, etc.) “AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”. Focus 
is set automatically when the shutter button is pressed 
halfway.
Focus will be fixed while it is pressed halfway.
[AFF] Movement cannot be 
predicted (Children, 
pets, etc.) “AFF” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Flexible”. In this 
mode, focusing is performed automatically when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway.
If the subject moves while the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, the focus is corrected to match the movement 
automatically.
[AFC] Subject is moving 
(Sport, trains, etc.) “AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Continuous”. In 
this mode, while the shutter button is pressed halfway, 
focusing is constantly performed to match the movement 
of the subject. When the subject is moving, the focusing is 
performed by predicting the subject position at the time of 
recording. (Movement prediction)
When recording using [AFF], [AFC]
 ●Focusing may take time if the zoom is suddenly changed from max. Wide to\
 max. Tele, or if you 
suddenly move closer to a subject from a greater distance.
 ●Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject. ●While the shutter button pressed halfway, shake may be seen on the screen.
 ●If the light on a subject is insufficient when using [AFF] or [AFC], the camera performs the same 
focusing operation as [AFS]. In this case, the indication on the screen will change to yellow [\
AFS].
 ●[AFC] in [AFS/AFF/AFC] operates as [AFS] in the following case: • When recording with [
  ]  ([4K Burst(S/S)]) of the 4K Photo function. ●It is fixed to [AFS] when panorama mode is set. ●[AFF] is not available when recording 4K photos. Continuous AF works during recording. ●This setting cannot be used when recording using [Post Focus]. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Switching [AF Mode]
Recording mode: 
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of t\
he subjects to be 
selected.
 →  [Rec] /  [Motion Picture] → [AF Mode]
Settings:
   
[
 
 ] (Face/Eye Detection) / [   ] (Tracking) / [  ] (49-area-focusing) /  
[
  ] etc. (Custom Multi)  / [   ] (1-area-focusing) / [   ]  (Pinpoint-focusing)  
(→
90 - 94)
 ●In Intelligent Auto Mode and Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, [  ] or [   ] can be set. ●The [AF Mode] is fixed to [  ] (Face/Eye Detection) in the following ca se: • In Self Shot Mode (If [
  ] is not available  with the current recording mode, an available focus 
setting for each recording mode will be used.)
 ●Auto Focus is fixed to [  ] (1-area-focusi ng) in the following cases: • When using the Digital Zoom • [

Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
 ●Setting cannot be made during recording in [Post Focus] or when [4K Live Cropping] is set. 
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Taking front-on pictures of people  (Face/Eye Detection)
The camera automatically detects the faces and eyes of subjects. The camera adjusts 
the focus on the eye that is closer to the camera and the exposure using\
 the face (when 
[Metering Mode] is set to [ 
 ] (Multi Metering)). • The camera can detect up to 15 faces. The camera can detect only the eyes of faces to 
be focused on.
When the camera recognized a face, the AF area and eye 
used for focusing are displayed.
Eye used for focusing
Yellow:    When the shutter button is pressed halfway and the 
subject is focused, the frame turns green.
White:
     
Displayed when more than o
 ne face is detected. 
Other faces that are the same distance away as faces 
within the yellow AF area are also focused.
 ■Changing the eye to be in focus
Touch the eye to be used for focusing
If you touch a location outside the yellow frame, the AF area setting 
screen will be displayed.  (→95)
 • If you touch [

 
 ] or press [MENU/SET], the eye focus setting will be 
canceled.
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • [ Clear Nightscape], [Cool Night Sky], [Warm Glowing Nightscape], [Artistic Nightscape], 
[Glittering Illuminations], [Handheld Night Shot], [Appetizing Food], [Cute Dessert] (Scene Guide 
Mode)
 ●The Eye Detection cannot be changed when [4K Live Cropping] is set. ●If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the m\
ovement of the subject is 
too rapid, the AF Mode setting switches to [   ]  (49-area-focusing). 
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