Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx2 Operating Instructions

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Example of histogram
A Under Exposed
B Properly Exposed
C Over Exposed
*Histogram
• When the recorded picture and the 
histogram do not match each other 
under the following conditions, the 
histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the exposure is compensated or 
the manual exposure assistance level in 
the manual exposure mode is other than 
[0]
– When using the fireworks mode (P66) or 
starry sky mode (P67) in scene mode
– When the flash is activated
– When the flash is closed
1 When...

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3Press [MENU/SET].
• The [POWER LCD] or [HIGH ANGLE] 
icon appears.
B: POWER LCD
C: HIGH ANGLE
• You can also use the joystick to perform 
steps 2 and 3.
nCanceling High angle mode or Power 
LCD mode
• If you press and hold [DISPLAY/LCD 
MODE] again for 1 second the screen 
shown in step 2 is displayed. Select [OFF] 
to cancel Power LCD mode or High angle 
mode.
• High angle mode is also canceled if you 
turn the camera off or power save mode is 
activated.
• The brightness of the...

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
 
nTo open the flash
Slide the [< OPEN] switch 
A.
B: Photo flash
• Do not cover the photo flash with your 
fingers or any other items.
nTo close the flash
Press the flash until it clicks.
• To close the flash securely, press the 
center of the flash until it clicks. When you 
press on the edge, locking the flash may 
become difficult.
• Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[v] while the flash...

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nFlash setting
r : AUTO
The flash is automatically activated 
according to the recording condition.
s : AUTO/Red-eye reduction*1
The flash is automatically activated 
according to the recording condition. It 
reduces the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of 
the subject appear red in photo flash) by 
triggering the flash before actually 
recording the picture.
After that, the flash is activated for actual 
recording again.
• Use this when you take pictures of 
people in low lighting...

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nThe available flash range to take 
pictures
The available flash range to take pictures 
depends on the ISO sensitivity selected 
(P84).
• The available flash range is an 
approximation.
• Refer to P29 for the focus range.
• Refer to P84 for the ISO sensitivity.
• If ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] or [ ] 
when using the flash, it will be 
automatically increased to a maximum of 
[ISO640].• To avoid picture noises, we recommend 
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting 
[NOISE REDUCTION]...

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nAdjusting flash output
Adjust the flash output when the subject is 
small or reflection ratio is extremely high or 
low.
1Press e [C] several times until 
[
 FLASH] appears and then 
press w/q to set the flash output.
• You can adjust from [-2 EV] to [+2 EV] 
in steps of [1/3 EV].
• Select [0 EV] to return to the original 
flash output.
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
•You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• When the flash output is adjusted, the 
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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
 
1Press w [].
OFF : No display (canceled)
4: Self-timer set to 10 seconds
5: Self-timer set to 2 seconds
2Press e/r or w [ ] to switch the 
self-timer mode.
• When 5 seconds pass without any 
operation, the setting selected at the time 
is automatically adopted.
3Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
• You can also use the joystick for 
performing steps 2 and 3.
4Press the shutter button halfway 
A to focus...

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Compensating the Exposure
 
Use this function when you cannot achieve 
appropriate exposure due to the difference of 
brightness between the subject and the background.
nJoystick operations
1Move the joystick w to select [ ] 
and move it e/r to compensate 
the exposure.
A
: The exposure compensation value• You can compensate from –2 EV to +2 EV 
in steps of 1/3 EV.
• Select only [ ] (0 EV) when you do not 
compensate the exposure.
nCursor button operations
1Press e [C] to display [C...

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
 
In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically 
recorded by each press of the shutter 
button according to the compensation 
range of the exposure.
You can select the desired exposure 
among the 3 types of pictures.
1Press e [C] several times until 
[B AUTO BRACKET] appears, 
set the compensation range of 
the exposure with w/q.
• You can select [OFF] (0), [±1/3 EV], 
[±2/3 EV] or [±1 EV].
• When you do not use auto bracket, select 
[OFF] (0).
2Press...

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Optical Image Stabilizer [STABILIZER]
 
This mode recognizes and compensates for jitter.
1Press and hold the optical image 
stabilizer button 
A until [ 
STABILIZER] appears.
2Press e/r to select the stabilizer 
function mode and then press 
[MENU/SET].
• You can also use the joystick to perform 
step 2.nDemonstration of the optical image 
stabilizer (Demonstration Mode)
When you press q, the demonstration 
appears. After the demonstration ends, the 
screen returns to the stabilizer...