Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx100 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Functions for specific subjects and purposes
Disabling the beeps and flash at the same time  
[Silent Mode]
Recording mode: 
This mode is useful when you are taking pictures in a quiet environment or public facilities 
or when you take pictures of a subject such as a baby or animal.
1Set the menu
 →  [Custom] → [Silent Mode]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 • This mode will mute beeps, set the flash to [Forced Flash Off], and disable 

AF 
Assist Lamp. The settings for the following functions are...

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Recording with the Face Recognition function  
[Face Recog.]
Recording mode: 
The Face Recognition function recognizes a face similar to a registered face and 
automatically adjusts focus and exposure for the face with higher priority. Even if a person 
you want to focus on is standing at the back or corner in a group photo, the camera will 
automatically recognize the person and record this person’s face clearly.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Face...

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Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.] 
Not available in the following cases:
 ●[Face Recog.] cannot be set in the following cases: • During panorama picture recording • When the picture effect (Filter) is set ([Miniature Ef
fect])
 • During motion picture recording • When using [T

ime Lapse Shot]
Registering face pictures
Up to 6 people’s face pictures can be registered along with such information as name and 
birthdate....

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Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.] 
4Use   to select the item for editing and press [MENU/SET]
[Name]  Use  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET]  Enter the name (See “Entering Text”: (→52))
[Age] Set the birthdate.
  Use  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET]  Use   to select year, month and day, set with  , and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Add Images] Up to 3 face pictures of the person can be registered.
  Use   to select...

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Setting the profile for a baby or pet to record in a 
picture
Recording mode: 
You can set a name or birthday of a baby or pet before taking a picture to record the 
name or age in months/years in the picture.
 ■Setting the name and age in months/years
  Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Profile Setup]
Settings: [  ] ([Baby1]) / [  ] ([Baby2]) / [  ] ([Pet]) / [OFF] / [SET]
  Use   to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET]  Use   to select [Baby1], [Baby2]...

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Functions for specific subjects and purposes
Displaying the appropriate screen for specific 
recording conditions
Checking the area where overexposure may occur ([Zebra Pattern])
Recording mode: 
You can check the area in a picture that is brighter than a certain brightness, which could 
result in overexposure, by displaying such an area using a zebra pattern. You can also 
set the brightness to be represented by the zebra pattern.
 →  [Custom] → [Zebra Pattern]
[ZEBRA1] Displays an area...

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Displaying the appropriate screen for specific recording conditions
 ●If there is overexposure, we recommend taking pictures using a lower exposure value (→135), 
using the histogram  (→64) as a guideline.
 ●The displayed zebra pattern is not recorded. ●If you set [Zebra Pattern] to [Fn Button Set] (→37) in the [Custom] menu, every time you press 
the assigned function button the setting will switch in the following order: [ Zebra 1] → [Zebra 2] →...

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Stabilizer, Zoom and FlashCorrecting jitter 
Recording mode: 
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Stabilizer]
2Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
 
(Normal) Corrects vertical and horizontal jitter.
 
(Panning) Corrects vertical jitter. This setting is ideal for panning (technique of 
recording a subject by matching the camera movement with the movement 
of a subject going in a specific direction). 
[OFF] [Stabilizer] does not work.
To prevent...

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Correcting jitter 
 ●When you use a tripod, we recommend setting [Stabilizer] to [OFF]. ●To perform a panning by selecting [  ], we recommend taking pictures using the viewfinder. ●Cases where the stabilizer function may be ineffective: • When there is a lot of jitter • When the zoom magnification is high (also in the Digital Zoom range) • When taking pictures while following a moving subject • When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark...

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Using Zoom
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*
*  You can perform zoom operation by assigning 
the [Zoom] setting to the control ring. 
(→40)
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
The illustration is an example of when...