Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx100 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Selecting a Drive Mode
Recording mode: 
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]Drive Mode
[Single] When the shutter button is pressed, only one picture is recorded.
[Burst] (→142)The pictures are recorded in succession while the shutter button is 
pressed.
[Auto Bracket]* 
(→145) Each time the shutter button is pressed, the pictures are 
recorded with different exposure settings based on the Exposure 
Compensation range.
[Aspect Bracket]* 
(→147) When the shutter button is pressed, 4 pictures with 4 different aspect 
ratios are automatically recorded.
[Self Timer] 
(→148)
When the shutter button is pressed, recording takes place after the 
set time has elapsed.
[Panorama 
Shot]* (→150)The pictures are recorded in succession while you press the shutter 
button and move the camera horizontally or vertically, and then the 
camera combines the pictures into a single panorama picture.
* Cannot be set when using [Intelligent 
Auto] Mode.  • To cancel drive mode, select [  ] ([Single]) or [  ]. The recording is switched to 
“Single”.
 • When you press , you can change the settings of each drive mode. Note, 
however, that you cannot change the settings of [Single] and [Aspect Bracket].      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Burst function
Recording mode: 
The pictures are recorded in succession while the shutter button is pressed. • Pictures that are taken while the [Burst Rate] is set to [SH] are recorded together as a single burst group  (→201)
.
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)
*1[H]
(High speed) [M]
(Middle  speed) [L]
(Low speed)
Speed 
(pictures/
sec.) [AFS]
4011 72
[AFF] / [AFC] ―6.5 6.5 2
Live View during burst 
recording None None Available Available
No. of 
pictures
*2
With RAW files ―
20*320*320*3
Without RAW 
files 60
Depends on the capacity of the card*3
*1 The electronic shutter will be activated.*2   The number of burst pictures is limited by the picture-taking conditions and the type and/or 
status of the card used.
*3   Pictures can be taken until the card becomes full. However, the burst speed will become 
slower halfway through the recording. 
The exact time when the slower burst speed will start 
depends on the settings of the aspect ratio, picture size, and quality as well as the type of 
card used.
 • The burst speed may become slower depending on the following settings:  – [Picture Size]  (→108), [Quality] (→109), Sensitivity (→136), Focus mode 
(→114), [Focus/Release Priority] (→125)
 • Burst speed can also be set with [Burst Rate] in the [Rec] menu.  • For information about RAW files, refer to  (→109)

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Burst function
4Focus on the subject and take a picture
 • Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst Mode.0077007100AA
 ■To cancel burst
In step 
2, select [  ] ([Single]) or [  ].
Focusing in burst mode
Focusing varies depending on the focus mode  (→114) and the setting of [Focus/Release 
Priority] (→125) in the [Custom] menu.
Focus mode [Focus/Release Priority] Focus
[AFS] [FOCUS]
At the first picture
[RELEASE]
[AFF] / [AFC]
*1[FOCUS] Normal focusing*2
[RELEASE] Predicted focusing*3
[MF]—Focus set with Manual Focus
*1   Focus is fixed in the first picture when dark subjects are recorded or the burst speed is set to [SH].*2   Since the camera records a burst of pictures while it adjusts the focus, the burst speed may be 
slower
.
*3   The camera predicts  the focus within a possible range by giving higher priority to the burst speed.      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Burst function
 ●When the burst speed is set to [H] and if many burst pictures are taken, the burst speed may be 
reduced while burst pictures are being taken.
 ●When the burst speed is set to [SH] or [H] (the focus mode is set to [AFS] or [MF]), and the 
exposure and White Balance are fixed to those of the first picture.  
When the burst speed is set to [H] (the focus mode is set to [AFF] or [AFC]), [M], or [L], and the 
exposure and White Balance are adjusted individually for each still picture.
 ●Burst speed may be reduced if shutter speed (pictures/sec.) is reduced in darker locations. ●With repeated recordings, it may take a while between recordings, depending on the usage 
conditions.
 ●It may take a while to store still pictures that were taken using the burst function. If you 
continue to record while storing, the number of burst pictures that can be taken will be 
reduced. A high-speed card is recommended when recording using the burst function.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●The Burst Mode is disabled in the following cases: • When the picture effect (Filter) is set ([Rough Monochrome ], [Silky Monochrome], 
[Miniature Effect], [Soft Focus], [Star Filter], [Sunshine])
 • When White Balance Bracket is set • When using [T

ime Lapse Shot]
 • When using [Stop Motion 

Animation] (only available with [Auto Shooting] setting)
 • During motion picture recording • When [4K PHOT

O] is set to [ON]
 • When recording using the flash • During T

 (time) recording
 • When recording with [iHandheld Night Shot] • When [HDR] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter

] is set to [ON]
 ●[SH] in Burst Mode cannot be used In the following cases: • When [Quality] is set to [  ], [  ] or [  ] • When using [Stop Motion 
Animation]      
						

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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 
([
  ], etc.) and press 
3Press   to select the compensation 
range and press [MENU/SET]
4Focus on the subject and take a picture
 • If you press and hold the shutter button, a burst of 
pictures can be recorded.
 • The displ

ay of Auto Bracket flashes until all of the burst 
pictures you have set are recorded.
 • The camera restarts recording from the first still picture  if you change the Auto Bracket settings or turn of

f the 
camera before all of the burst pictures you have set 
are recorded.0077007100AA
 ■To cancel [Auto Bracket]
In step 
2, select [  ] ([Single]) or [  ].      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Recording while exposure is changed automatically  [Auto Bracket]
 ■Changing the Single/Burst setting, compensation range, and recording sequence 
of Auto Bracket
  Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Auto Bracket]
  Press   to select [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] or [Sequence] and press 
[MENU/SET]
  Press   to select the setting and press [MENU/SET]
[Single/Burst 
Settings](single)
(burst)
[Step] 3·1/3 (3 pictures)
3·2/3 (3 pictures)
3·1 (3 pictures)
5·1/3 (5 pictures)
5·2/3 (5 pictures)
5·1 (5 pictures)
7·1/3 (7 pictures)
7·2/3 (7 pictures)
7·1 (7 pictures)
[Sequence]
0/–/+
–/0/+
 • You can take one picture at a time when [  ] is set. • A burst of pictures can be recorded up to the number of pictures you have set when [  ] is set. • Close the menu after changing settings.
 ●When you take pictures using Auto Bracket after performing Exposure Compensation, the camera 
will take pictures using the corrected exposure value as a reference.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●The [Auto Bracket] is disabled in the following cases: • When the picture effect (Filter) is set ([Rough Monochrome
], [Silky Monochrome], 
[Miniature Effect], [Soft Focus], [Star Filter], [Sunshine])
 • When White Balance Bracket is set • During motion picture recording • When [4K PHOT

O] is set to [ON]
 • When recording using the flash • During T

 (time) recording
 • When [HDR] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set • When using [T

ime Lapse Shot]
 • When using [Stop Motion 

Animation] (only available with [Auto Shooting] setting)
 • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter

] is set to [ON]      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Automatically changing the aspect ratio while taking 
pictures  
[Aspect Bracket]
Recording mode: 
When you press the shutter button once, the camera automatically takes four pictures 
with four types of aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and 1:1). (The shutter sounds only once.)
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the aspect bracket icon 
([
  ]) and press [MENU/SET]
The range that can be 
recorded for each aspect 
ratio is displayed.
3Focus on the subject and take a picture
 ■To cancel aspect bracket
In step 
2, select [  ] ([Single]) or [  ].
 ●When [Picture Size] is set to [S], the setting is automatically changed to [M].  ●The same shutter speed, aperture value, focus, [Exposure], [White Balance], and [Sensitivity] 
settings are used for all four pictures.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●The [Aspect Bracket] is disabled in the following cases: • When the picture effect (Filter) is set ([Rough Monochrome ], [Silky Monochrome], [Toy Effect], 
[Toy Pop], [Miniature Effect], [Soft Focus], [Star Filter], [Sunshine])
 • During motion picture recording • When [4K PHOT

O] is set to [ON]
 • During T

 (time) recording
 • When White Balance Bracket is set • When [Quality] is set to [  ], [  ] or [  ] • When using [T
ime Lapse Shot]
 • When using [Stop Motion 

Animation] (only available with [Auto Shooting] setting)
 • When [HDR] is set to [ON] • When [Multi Exp.] is set • When [Simultaneous record w/o filter

] is set to [ON]      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
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 are taken at intervals of approximately 
2
 seconds.
The shutter is activated after 2 seconds.
 • You can also set the time for the self-timer using [Self 
T imer] in the [Rec] menu.
4Press the shutter button halfway to focus, 
then press it fully to start recording
 • The focus and exposure are fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
 • After the self-timer indicator flashes, recording will start.
 ■To cancel self-timer
In step 
2, select [  ] ([Single]) or [  ]. • You can cancel the self-timer by turning of f the camera. (When [Self Timer Auto Off] 
(→50) is set to [ON].)      
						

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Shutter and Drive Settings
Taking pictures with self-timer
 ●If you take a picture with a flash when [  ] is set, the flash output may not be stable in some 
cases.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●It cannot be set to [  ] in the following cases: • When White Balance Bracket is set • When [Multi Exp.] is set • During T

 (time) recording
 ●Self-timer is disabled in the following cases: • During motion picture recording • When [4K PHOT
 O] is set to [ON]
 • When using [T

ime Lapse Shot]
 • When using [Stop Motion 

Animation] (only available with [Auto Shooting] setting)      
						

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Recording panorama pictures
Recording mode: 
You can easily record a panorama picture by panning the camera towards the direction 
you want to record, and automatically combining the burst of pictures taken during that 
time.
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Press   to select the panorama icon ([  ], etc.) 
and press 
3Press   to select the recording direction and then press 
[MENU/SET]
Left → RightA horizontal guide line is displayed.Right → Left
Down → UpA vertical guide line is displayed.Up → Down
 • You can also select the recording direction using [Panorama Direction] in the 
[Rec] menu.
Applying a picture effect (Filter)
  Press the [FILTER] button to select a picture ef fect 
(→89)
 Recording direction  Picture effects
(This is not displayed when [
No Effect] is selected.)
  Adjusting the picture effect
(This is displayed only when a picture ef fect is selected.)
 • You can also set the picture ef

fects by turning the control 
ring.
 • [T

oy Effect], [Toy Pop], [Miniature Effect], and [Sunshine] are 
not available.
 • When recording panorama pictures, the following effects are not applied to the recording  screen. 
 – [Rough Monochrome

], [Silky Monochrome], [Soft Focus], [Star Filter]
  Press [MENU/SET]
4Press the shutter button halfway to focus