Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx100 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Select the recording mode
When changing the menu settings
Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily while any one of the custom settings is 
selected, 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.
Not available in the following case:
 • In the [Intelligent Auto] Mode      
						

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Switching the display information on the recording 
screen
You can also turn off the recording information (such as icons for various settings) and the 
level gauge (→66).
1Press [DISP.] button to switch the display
 • You can use [Monitor Disp. Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] 
in the [Custom] menu to select either [  ] (Monitor 
style display layout) or [  ] (Live View Finder style 
display layout) for the display screen of the monitor 
and viewfinder
.
 ■[  ] Monitor style display layout
 • The display is switched as shown below. (Example of monitor style display)
With information*1Without information With information
*1
+
level gauge Without information 
+
level gauge
0077007100AA0077007100AA
Turned off Monitor recording 
information screen*2
*1  When [Histogram] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], a histogram is displayed.  (→64)  When 
[Expo.Meter] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the exposure meter is displayed.  (→81)
*2  This screen is displayed only when [Monitor Info. Disp.] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON]. 
(→65)  While you are checking the recording information on the monitor , you can use the 
viewfinder to record pictures.      
						

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Switching the display information on the recording screen
 ■[  ] Live View Finder style display layout
 • The display is switched as shown below. (Example of viewfinder style display)
With information(Detailed 
information)
*With information With information 
(Detailed information)
*+
level gauge With information 
+
level gauge
0077007100AA0077007100AA
*  When [Histogram] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], a histogram is displayed.  (→64)  When 
[Expo.Meter] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the exposure meter is displayed.  (→81)
 ●If you do not perform any operation for approximately 1 minute or longer, some of the information 
on the screen is turned off.  To display the information again, press the [DISP.] button.
Switching the monitor display method
 →  [Custom] → [Monitor Disp. Style]
[
  ]: Live View Finder style display layout
[  ]: Monitor style display layout
Switching the viewfinder display method
 →  [Custom] → [LVF Disp.Style]
[
  ]: Live View Finder style display layout
[  ]: Monitor style display layout      
						

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Switching the display information on the recording screen
Enabling/disabling the histogram display
 →  [Custom] → [Histogram] → [ON] / [OFF]
Use 
    to set the position.
Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g. 
if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are 
several bright areas in the picture. A peak in the center 
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This 
can be used as a reference for exposure correction, etc.(Example)
Dark ← OK → Bright
 ●When the histogram is not the same as that of the recorded picture under the following conditions, 
histogram will be displayed in orange:
 • When manual exposure assist indicates settings other than 0 EV in [Manual Exposure] Mode or  during Exposure Compensation.
 • When the flash fires. • When the correct exposure is not achieved or when the brightness of the screen cannot be displayed accurately in a dark location.
 ●The histogram displayed during recording is only a reference. ●The histogram is different from those displayed using the image editing software of a computer.      
						

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Switching the display information on the recording screen
Enabling/disabling the guideline display
 →  [Custom] → [Guide Line] → [  ] / [  ] / [  ] / [OFF]
 • The guideline is not displayed during panorama picture recording.
When you select [
  ], you can use     to set the 
position.
Turning on/off the recording information screen of the monitor
 →  [Custom] → [Monitor Info. Disp.] → [ON] / [OFF]      
						

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Switching the display information on the recording screen
Using the level gauge
If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for example, when you 
take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a reference.
1Press [DISP.] button to switch the displayPress the button to switch the display. Press the button until the 
level gauge is displayed.
2Correct camera angle
 ■Using the level gauge
The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the camera 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 will turn green. • When pictures are taken in portrait orientation, the level gauge is automatically switched to one for portrait orientation.
 ●Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of about ±1 degree. ●When [Level Gauge] is assigned to a function button, you can turn the level gauge on and off 
every time you press the function button.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●When the camera is being moved, the level gauge may not be displayed correctly . ●The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect function (→53) may not 
operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sharply up or down.      
						

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Viewing your pictures
1Press the Playback button
2Press   or turn the control dial to 
select the picture to be displayed
 • When you press and hold  , the pictures are 
displayed one after another.
 • The playback speed of pictures varies depending on  the playback conditions.
 ■Ending Playback
Press the Playback button again or press the Motion picture button.
The Playback can also be ended by pressing the shutter button halfway .
 ●When the camera is switched to the playback screen, the lens barrel is retracted after approx. 
15 seconds.
Not available in the following cases:
 ●This camera is compliant with the unified DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard 
formulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), 
and with Exif (Exchangeable image file format). Files that are not DCF-compliant cannot be played 
back.
 ●It may not be possible to properly play back pictures taken using other cameras on this unit or it 
may not be possible to use the functions of this unit for those pictures.
Sending pictures to the WEB services
If you press  while a single picture is being displayed, you can send the picture to the 
WEB service quickly. (→254)      
						

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Viewing your pictures
Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
1Move the zoom lever toward T side • Each time you move the zoom lever toward the T side, the 
magnification increases through four levels: 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. 
(The picture quality displayed becomes successively lower.)
 • To reduce zoom → Move the zoom lever toward W side. • Move zoom position → Press    .
Current zoom position
 ●Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback, automatic scrolling playback of 
panorama pictures or continuous playback.
Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
1Move the zoom lever toward W side • Move the zoom lever toward the W side and you can switch the  display methods in the following order: 1-picture screen (full-
screen) → 12-picture screen → 30-picture screen → Calendar 
screen. (Move the lever to the T
 side to return.)
 • When you select a picture using the cursor button and press [MENU/SET] on the 12-picture or 30-picture screen, the selected 
picture is displayed on the 1-picture screen (full-screen).
 • Pictures can also be selected with the control dial. 
 ●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back.       
						

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Viewing your pictures
Viewing pictures by their recording date “Calendar Playback”
1Move the zoom lever toward the W side to display the 
calendar screen
2Use     to select recording date and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • Pictures are displayed in a 12-picture screen. • You can also select the date with the control dial. Selected date
 ●You can display the calendar between January 2000 to December 2099. ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures taken without 
clock settings are displayed with the date January 1st, 2014.
 ●Pictures taken with destination settings made in [World Time] are displayed in the calendar screen 
using the appropriate date for the destination’s time zone.      
						

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Viewing your pictures
Viewing motion pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD and MP4 formats.
1Select a picture with the motion picture icon ([  ]) in 
playback mode, and press  to start playback • After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on 
the screen.
 • Some information will not be displayed for motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD].
Motion picture recording time Example: 
29 minutes and 
30
 seconds: [29m30s]
Operations during motion picture playback
 : Pause/play : Stop : Fast rewind (2 steps *1)/Single-frame rewind*2 (while paused) : Fast forward (2 steps *1)/Single-frame forward (while paused)
Control dial (counterclockwise): Volume down
Control dial (clockwise): Volume up
[MENU/SET]: Capturing still pictures from motion pictures (while paused)  (→203)
*
1 The fast forward or rewind speed increases if you press   again.*2   Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] are rewound frame by frame approximately every 
0.5 seconds. • If  is pressed during fast forward or rewind, it will return to normal playback speed.
 ●Motion pictures can be viewed on your computer using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the supplied DVD. ●Motion pictures that were recorded by setting the picture effect (Filter) to [Miniature Effect] are 
played back at approximately 10x speed.