Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx100 Basic Owners Manual

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Setting the metering mode
Recording mode:  →  [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)
 Setting the Shutter Type
Recording mode:...

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Advanced Recording Functions
You can switch the operation to be performed when you press the shutter 
button.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the drive mode and press [MENU/SET]
[Single]When the shutter button is pressed, only one 
picture is recorded.
[Burst] (→53)The pictures are recorded in succession while 
the shutter button is pressed.
[Auto Bracket]∗ 
(→54) Each time the shutter button is pressed, the 
pictures are recorded with different exposure 
settings based on the...

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Burst function
Recording mode: The pictures are recorded in succession while the shutter button is pres\
sed. • Pictures that are taken while the [Burst Rate] is set to [SH] are record\
ed together as a single burst group.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the burst icon ([  ], etc.) and press 
3Press   to select the burst speed and press [MENU/SET]
[SH]
(Super  high 
speed)
∗
[H]
(High 
speed) [M]
(Middle  speed) [L]
(Low 
speed)
Speed 
(pictures/...

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Recording while exposure is changed automatically 
[Auto Bracket]
Recording mode: Each time the shutter button is pressed, recordings are made of up to 7 \
pictures 
with different exposure settings based on the Exposure Compensation range.Example of Auto Bracket recording when [Step] is set to [3·1/3] and 
[Sequence] is set to [0/–/+] 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture
±0 EV –1/3 EV +1/3 EV
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the Auto Bracket icon ([...

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Taking pictures with self-timer
Recording mode: We recommend using a tripod. This is also effective for preventing jitter when 
pressing the shutter button, by setting the self-timer to 2 seconds.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the self-timer icon ([  ], etc.) and press 
3Press   to select the self-timer operation setting and press 
[MENU/SET]
The shutter is activated after 10 seconds.
The shutter is activated after 10 seconds and three pictures...

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Applying a picture effect (Filter)
  Press the [FILTER] button to select a picture effect 
(→44)
 Recording direction   Picture effects
 • [Toy Effect], [Toy Pop], [Miniature Effect], and  [Sunshine] are not available.
  Press [MENU/SET]
4Press the shutter button halfway to focus
5Press the shutter button fully and pan the camera in a small circular 
motion to the recording direction to start recording
Taking pictures from left to right
Recording direction...

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Advanced Recording Functions
Recording mode: You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom.
Zoom leverControl ring
  Move the zoom lever  Turn the control ring∗
T side:    Telephoto, Enlarge the 
subject
W side:  Wide-angle, Capture a wider  area Clockwise: 
Telephoto, Enlarge the subject
Counterclockwise: 
Wide-angle, Capture a wider area
∗  
You can perform zoom operation by assigning the [Zoom] setting to the con\
trol 
ring. (→26)
The illustration is an example of when...

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Advanced Recording Functions
Optical Zoom
You can zoom in without degrading the picture quality.
Maximum magnification: 3.1x
Extended optical zoom
This function works when picture sizes with [  ] have been selected in [Picture 
Size] (→45). Extended optical zoom allows you to zoom in using a higher zoom 
ratio than Optical Zoom, without degrading the picture quality.
Maximum magnification: 6.2x (Including the optical zoom ratio. This 
maximum zoom ratio varies depending on the picture...

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Advanced Recording Functions
 Taking pictures using the flash (supplied)
Recording mode: This section describes how to take a picture using the flash (supplied)\
.
 Attaching the flash
The hot shoe cover is already attached to the hot shoe at the time of pu\
rchase.
Attach the flash to the hot shoe after removing the hot shoe cover.
 Removing the hot shoe cover
 • Make sure that the Camera [ON/OFF] switch is set to [OFF].
1Remove the hot shoe cover by pulling it in the 
direction...

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Advanced Recording Functions
About [Forced Flash Off] ([  ])
[  ] (Forced Flash Off) will appear on the recording screen and the flash will not 
fire in the following cases.
Communication light emission with a wireless flash is also disabled.  • When the flash is not attached to the camera
 • When the flash [ON/OFF] switch is set to [OFF] even if the flash is atta\
ched
 • When the flash cannot be used to take pictures, for example, when record\
ing motion pictures
 Changing Flash Mode...