Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx2 Operating Instructions

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
You can use 4 types of color effects 
depending on the image of the picture.
 
 
Use this function according to the recording 
situation and the atmosphere of the picture.
• When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid 
picture noise, we recommend setting 
[NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE 
REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures.
• In Auto mode [0], you cannot use 
[PICT.ADJ.].
MENUSET
[COL.EFFECT]
Setting color effects for the 
recorded pictures
COOL The picture becomes bluish.
WARM The picture becomes reddish.
B/W The picture becomes black and 
white.
SEPIA The picture becomes sepia.T[PICT.ADJ.]
Adjusting the picture quality for 
the recorded pictures
CONTRAST HIGHIncreases the 
difference between the 
brightness and the 
darkness in the picture.
LOWDecreases the 
difference between the 
brightness and the 
darkness in the picture.
SHARPNESS HIGHThe picture is sharply 
defined.
LOWThe picture is softly 
focused.
SATURATION HIGHThe colors in the 
picture become vivid.
LOWThe colors in the picture 
become natural.
NOISE 
REDUCTIONHIGHThe noise reduction 
effect is enhanced.
The resolution of the 
picture may be slightly 
deteriorated.
LOWThe noise reduction 
effect is reduced.
You can obtain 
pictures with higher 
resolution.
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							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81) 
 
This camera allows you to create motion 
picture files up to 20 seconds long by 
connecting pictures recorded in flip 
animation mode.
Example:
When capturing pictures of the subject in 
sequence moving the camera little by little 
and aligning the pictures, the subject looks 
as if it is moving.
• You can play back created flip animations 
with the same method used to play back 
motion pictures. (P80)
1Press e/r to select [FLIP ANIM.] 
and then press q.
2Select [PICTURE CAPTURE] and 
then press q.
• The picture size is 320×240 pixels.
3Press the shutter button and capture 
the images one frame at a time.
• You can check the recorded picture with 
r and the previous or following picture 
with w/q.
• 
Delete unnecessary pictures with [A] button.• You can record up to 100 pictures. The 
number of recordable pictures displayed 
is an approximation.
4Press [MENU/SET], press e/r to 
select [CREATE MOTION 
PICTURE] and then press q.
MENUSET
[FLIP ANIM.]
Connecting images to create a 
motion picture fileM
AF/AE
OFF
OFF
3
/
4
MENU
AF-L
AE-LAF/AE LOCK
D.ZOOM
COL.EFFECT
PICT.ADJ.
FLIP ANIM.
SELECT EXITREC
MENU
FLIP ANIM.
PICTURE CAPTURE
CREATE MOTION PICTURE
DELETE STILL PICTURES
SELECTEXIT
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MENUEXIT REMAIN
MENU
MENU
SET
FLIP ANIM.
PICTURE CAPTURE
CREATE MOTION PICTURE
DELETE STILL PICTURES
SELECTEXIT 
						

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81)
5Select [FRAME RATE] and then 
press q.
6Press e/r to select [5fps] or 
[10fps] and then press [MENU/
SET].
7Press r to select [CREATE 
MOTION PICTURE], press q and 
then create a flip animation.
• The file number appears after creating a 
flip animation.
• Press [MENU/SET] three times to close 
the menu after creating the flip animation.
nDeleting all still pictures used to 
create flip animation
When selecting [DELETE STILL 
PICTURES] in [FLIP ANIM.] menu, a 
confirmation screen appears. Select [YES] 
with e and then press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot use pictures with audio, burst 
mode and auto bracket and the direction 
detection function.
• The pictures in each frame do not appear 
in normal review. (P35)
• If you execute [CREATE MOTION 
PICTURE], flip animation is made from all 
pictures recorded for flip animation. 
Delete unnecessary pictures.
• Audio cannot be recorded.
• You cannot record audio using the audio 
dubbing. (P101)
• Flip animations may not be played back 
by other equipment. The audio is not 
recorded on flip animations, however, you 
may hear varying levels of noises when 
you play back flip animations with other 
equipment which does not have a mute 
function.
• You can also use the joystick for these 
operations.
 
 
Set the clock when you change the date or 
time (P20).
MENUSET
5fps 5 frames/sec.
10fps 10 frames/sec. (The motion 
pictures become smoother.)
MENU
5fps
CREATE MOTION PICTURE
CREATE MOTION PICTURE FRAME RATE
SELECTEXIT
MENUMENU
SET
CREATE MOTION PICTURE
SELECT
SET CREATE MOTION PICTURE
5fps
10fpsFRAME RATE
MENU
5fps
CREATE MOTION PICTURE
CREATE MOTION PICTURE FRAME RATE
SELECTEXIT[CLOCK SET]
Setting the date, time and display3 
						

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Menu Settings
Using the [PLAY] mode menu
 
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
• Refer to P95 to 106 for each menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press e/r to select the menu 
item.
• Press r at A to switch to the next menu 
screen.
3Press q.
• After selecting a menu item in step 3, 
refer to the description of the menu 
item in the operating instructions and 
then set it.
nAbout the menu screen items
• There are 3 menu screens (1/3, 2/3 and 
3/3).
• You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
nAbout menu operations using the 
joystick
You can also use the joystick for menu 
operations.
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Move the joystick e/r/w/q to select 
setting contents and press the joystick.
3Press the joystick to close the menu.
1
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SELECT EXITSLIDE SHOW
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
ROTATE
DPOF PRINT
OFF
ON
A
2
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SELECT
SET PROTECT
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
ASPECT CONV.SINGLE
MULTI
CANCEL
OFF
1
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SLIDE SHOW
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
ROTATE
DPOF PRINT
SELECT
EXIT
2
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SELECTPROTECT
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
ASPECT CONV.
EXIT
3
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SELECT
EXIT
COPY
FORMAT
2
/
3
MENU
PLAY
SELECT
SET PROTECT
AUDIO DUB.
RESIZE
TRIMMING
ASPECT CONV.SINGLE
MULTI
CANCEL 
						

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P94)  
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P96) has 
been set.
1Press e/r to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
• The screen shown in step 1 appears 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform step 
2 onwards.
• If none of the pictures have [ ] displayed, 
you cannot select [ ] even if [FAVORITE] 
is set to [ON].
2Press e to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)• The cursor displayed during a slide show 
A or while a slide show is paused B or 
during [MANUAL] slide show C is the 
same as e/r/w/q.
• Press e to pause the slide show. Press e 
again to cancel pause.
• Press w/q while paused to display the 
previous or next picture.
3By pressing the r, the Slide Show 
stops.
nAbout playback duration, effect and 
audio settings
Select [DURATION], [EFFECT] or [AUDIO] 
for setting on the screen displayed in step 2.
MENUSET
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for 
a fixed duration
ALL For playing back all pictures
For showing pictures in your 
favorites list (P96)a
1
/
3
MENUMENU
SET
PLAY
SELECT SETSLIDE SHOW ALL
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
ROTATE
DPOF PRINT
ON
MENU
OFF OFFMENU
SET
ALL SLIDE SHOW
SELECT DURATION
EFFECTSTART
AUDIO
2SEC.
CANCELSET
DURATION Select intervals of 1, 2, 3, 
5 seconds or MANUAL.
EFFECT You can select slide show 
effects.
OFF: No effect is set
:Pictures slide 
sideways and switch
: Pictures switch after 
turning translucent 
and creating 
overlaps
: New pictures spread 
from the center and 
replace
: Pictures switch in 
random ways
• When you select 
[MANUAL] (manual 
setting), the set effect is 
canceled.
AUDIO
By setting it to [ON], the 
audio from pictures recorded 
with audio can be played 
back during Slide Show.
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							Menu Settings
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• Playback intervals are estimates. Actual 
playback intervals vary according to 
pictures you play back.
• You can select [MANUAL] if you have 
selected [ ] in step 1.
• Press w/q to display the previous or next 
picture when [MANUAL] is selected.
• When you set [AUDIO] to [ON] and then 
play back a picture with audio, the picture 
changes when the audio finishes.
• You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
• You can also use the joystick for these 
operations.Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P94)
 
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT  ]) (P37)
• Play back the pictures set as favorites 
only as a slide show. (P95)
• Print only the pictures set as favorites. 
(P111)
1Press r to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot set pictures as favorites if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the 
favorites icon [ ] will not appear when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it was 
previously set to [ON].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of 
the pictures have [ ] displayed.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 [FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
MENUSET
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MENUSELECTSLIDE SHOW
DPOF PRINT PLAY
ROTATE ROTATE DISP. FAVORITE
SET
OFF
ON
CANCEL
MENU
SET 
						

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P94)
3Press w/q to select the picture 
then press e.
• Repeat the above procedure.
• If e is pressed while the [ ] favorites icon 
A is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and the 
favorites setting is canceled.
• You can place up to 999 pictures in your 
favorites list.
nCanceling all favorites
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in 
step 1 and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press e to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• When printing pictures at a photo printing 
store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT  ] (P37) is 
useful so only the pictures you want to be 
printed remain on the card.
• Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (on the 
included CD-ROM) to change settings, 
check, or erase your pictures in your 
favorites list. (For details, refer to the 
separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.) 
• You may not be able to put pictures you 
have shot on other equipment into your 
favorites list.
• You can also use the joystick for these 
operations.
 
This mode allows you to automatically 
display pictures vertically if they were 
recorded holding the camera vertically or 
rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.
nRotate display
(The picture is automatically rotated 
and displayed.)
1Press r to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• When you select [OFF], the pictures are 
displayed without being rotated.
• Refer to P36 for how to play back pictures.
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
MENUSET
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 [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
To display the picture rotated
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b
1
/
3
MENU
OFF
OFF
ON
MENU
SET
PLAY
SELECT SETSLIDE SHOW
FAVORITE
ROTATE DISP.
ROTATE
DPOF PRINT 
						

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P94)
nRotate
(The picture is rotated manually.)
1Press w/q to select the picture 
and then press r.
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF], 
[ROTATE] function is disabled.
• Motion pictures and protected pictures 
cannot be rotated.
2Press e/r to select the direction 
to rotate the picture and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
nExample
When rotating clockwise (a)
• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
• If you take pictures when aiming the 
camera up or down, it may not be possible 
to display the pictures vertically. (P28)
• The picture may be slightly blurred when 
the camera is connected to the TV with 
the AV cable (supplied) and played back 
vertically.
• When you play the picture on a PC, you 
cannot play rotated pictures without an 
OS or a software compatible with Exif.
Exif is the file format for still pictures, to 
which recording information and other can 
be added, established by JEITA [Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association].
• When playing back rotated pictures in 
multi playback, pictures appear in original 
orientation.
• You may not be able to rotate images shot 
on other equipment.
• You can also use the joystick for these 
operations.
MENUSET
aThe picture rotates clockwise in 
steps of 90°.
bThe picture rotates counter-
clockwise in steps of 90°.
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MENUSELECT EXITSET ROTATE
MENUMENU
SETSELECT SET ROTATE
CANCEL
Original 
picture 
						

							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P94) 
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a 
system that allows the user to select which 
pictures to print, how many copies of each 
picture to print and whether or not to print 
the recording date on the pictures when 
using a DPOF compatible photo printer or 
photo printing store. For details, ask at your 
photo printing store.
When you want to use a photo printing 
store to print pictures recorded on the built-
in memory, copy them to a card (P105) and 
then set the DPOF setting.
For more information please visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/
white_e.htm
Press e/r to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there are 
no prints that have been set in the DPOF 
print settings.
nSingle setting
1Press w/q to select the picture to 
print and then press e/r to set 
the number of prints.
• The number of prints icon [d] appears.
• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 
999. When the number of prints is set to 
“0”, DPOF print setting is canceled.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
nMulti setting
1Press w/q to select the picture to 
print and then press e/r to set 
the number of prints.
• Repeat the above procedure. (You cannot 
set all the pictures at one time.)
• The number of prints icon [d] appears.
• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 
999. When the number of prints is set to 
“0”, DPOF print setting is canceled.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
MENUSET
 [DPOF PRINT]
Setting the Picture to be Printed 
and the Number of Printsl
1
/
3
MENUMENU
SET
OFF
ON
SELECT SETSLIDE SHOW
DPOF PRINT PLAY
ROTATE ROTATE DISP.
FAVORITE
CANCELSINGLE
MULTI
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DPOF SET THIS
COUNT DATE
EXIT
SELECT
MENUSELECT EXIT
DPOF SET MULTI
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							Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P94)
nTo cancel all settings
1Press e to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• DPOF print settings on the built-in 
memory are canceled when a card is 
not inserted. DPOF print settings on 
the card are canceled when a card is 
inserted.
nTo print the date
You can set/cancel the printing with the 
recorded date each press of the [DISPLAY] 
button when setting the number of prints.
• The date print icon [L] appears.
• When you go to a photo studio for digital 
printing, be sure to order the printing of 
the date additionally if required.
• The date may not be printed depending 
on photo studios or printers even if you 
set the date print. For further information, 
ask the photo studio for details or refer to 
the operating instructions of the printer.• 
DPOF is an abbreviation of [Digital Print 
Order Format]. This feature allows you to 
write print information to media and then 
use the information on a DPOF-compliant 
system.
• DPOF print setting is a convenient 
function when you print pictures with 
printers supporting PictBridge. (P110)
The date printing setting on the printer 
may take priority over the date printing 
setting on the camera. Check the date 
printing setting on the printer also. (P110)
• When setting the DPOF print, delete any 
previous DPOF print settings made by 
other equipment.
• If the file is not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print setting cannot 
be set. DCF is an abbreviation of [Design 
rule for Camera File system], stipulated 
by JEITA [Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries 
Association].
• You can also use the joystick for these 
operations.
 
You can set protection for the pictures you 
do not want to delete to prevent them from 
accidental erasure.
Press e/r to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
MENUSET
MENUMENU
SET
CANCEL ALL DPOF
CANCEL ALL DPOF
PRINT SETTINGS?
NO YES
SELECT SET
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DPOF SET THIS
COUNT DATE
EXIT
DATE
SELECT
[PROTECT]
Preventing Accidental Erasure of 
the Picture g
AF
AF
AF2
/
3
MENUMENU
SETSELECT SETPLAY
PROTECT
TRIMMING
ASPECT CONV. RESIZE AUDIO DUB.
CANCELSINGLE
MULTI