Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx2 Operating Instructions

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Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu
 
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures.
• Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
• Menu items differ depending on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P6). This 
page describes how to set [AUDIO REC.] 
in program AE mode [L]. (Refer to P82 to 
93 for each menu item.)
• Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu to 
return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of...

Menu Settings
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nUsing the Quick setting
 
You can change the following with the 
joystick when recording.
• [AF MODE] (P88)
• [METERING MODE] (P88)
• [W.BALANCE] (right)
• [SENSITIVITY] (P84)
• [PICT.SIZE] (P86)
• [QUALITY] (P86)
1Keep pressing the joystick when 
recording.
• The Quick setting menu appears.
2Move the joystick towards e/r/w/
q to select an item and then 
press the center of the joystick to 
finish.
• You can also use the cursor button and 
[MENU/SET] to select menu items and...

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nAuto White Balance
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may result 
in reddish or bluish pictures. Where the 
subject is surrounded by many light 
sources, auto white balance adjustment 
may not operate properly.
In this case, set the white balance to a 
mode except [AUTO] manually.
1 The range that is controlled by the auto 
white balance adjustment mode of this 
camera
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5 TV screen
6 Sunlight
7 White...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
When you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance, you can finely 
adjust the white balance.
1Press e/r/w/q to adjust the 
white balance finely.
w : A (amber: orange tint)
 q: B (blue: bluish)
e : G+ (green: greenish)
r : M- (magenta: reddish)
• When white balance is finely adjusted 
in A (amber) or B (blue) direction, the 
white balance icon displayed on the 
LCD Monitor turns to the...

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• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity 
is automatically adjusted from [ISO100] to 
[ISO200] according to the brightness. 
(When using the flash, the adjustment range 
becomes [ISO100] to [ISO640].)
nAbout   (intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera detects movements of the subject 
near the center of the frame and sets the 
optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed 
according to the movements and brightness.
• When shooting a moving subject indoors, 
you can reduce...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
* These pictures are examples...

Menu Settings
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• The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] (P68) in scene mode so 
the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
• In motion picture mode [i], the picture 
size is fixed to VGA (640×480 pixels), 
QVGA (320×240 pixels) or 16:9 
(1280×720 pixels or 848×480 pixels).
• Pictures may have a mosaic-like 
appearance depending on the subject or 
the recording condition.
• Refer to P128 for the number of 
recordable pictures.
• The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
You can switch to the following metering 
modes.
• This is fixed to Multiple [R] in Auto 
mode [0].
 
 
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.
MENUSET
[METERING MODE]
Deciding the method to measure 
brightness
RMultiple:
This is the method in which the 
camera measures the most 
suitable exposure by judging the 
allocation of brightness on the 
whole screen...

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nAbout 1-area-focusing (High speed) 
and 3-area-focusing (High speed)
• You can focus on the subject more quickly 
than other AF modes.
• 
Pictures may become still in the condition 
they were in before the subject was focused 
when you press the shutter button halfway. 
However, it is not a malfunction.
• When using 
the digital 
zoom or when 
you take 
pictures in dark 
places, the AF 
area is displayed on the center of the 
screen with a size wider than usual.
• 
When multiple...

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
This mode allows you to compose a picture 
more easily by always focusing on the 
subject.
When the AF mode is set to 1-area-
focusing, 1-area-focusing (high speed) or 
spot-focusing, the time required for 
focusing when pressing the shutter button 
halfway will be reduced.
• When it is set to [ON], the [   ] indication 
appears.
• The battery may be consumed faster than 
usual.
• It may take time to...