Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx3 Operating Instructions

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Basic
Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen>12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P97)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z ] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
Pictures are not rotated for display.
∫ To return to normal playback
1 Press  3/4/2 /1  to select a picture.

An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings.2 Press [MENU/SET]. The picture that was selected...

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Basic
[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which is being played back will be deleted. 
Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode
1 Press [MENU/SET] during playback.
2 Press 1.
3 Press  3/4  to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY]  (P40)
All the pictures are played back.
[DUAL PLAY]  (P91)
Playing Back Pictures on the Dual Display 
[SLIDE SHOW]  (P92)
The pictures are played back in sequence....

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Basic
∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE]  (P105) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note

Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with a sufficient 
power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).
If you press [MENU/SET] while...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
ALCD monitor
B [DISPLAY] button
When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During playback zoom  (P41), while playing back motion 
pictures  (P95) and during a slide show  (P92) , you can only select 
“Normal display  G” or “No display  I”.
In recording mode
In playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guide lines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫ About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each br ightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily c heck a...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ATo open the flashPress the flash open button.
BTo close the flashPress the flash until it clicks.
Be sure to close the flash when not 
in use.
The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] 
while the flash is closed.
Set the flash to match the recording.
Open the flash.
Press 1 [ ‰].
Press 3/ 4 to select a mode.
You can also press  1 [‰ ] to select.For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer 
to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
¢The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data. 
¢ It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫The available flash range to take pictures
The available flash range is an approximation.
¢ When the [ISO LIMIT SET]  (P78) is set to [AUTO]
In [HIGH SENS.]  (P66) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to approx. 21.2 m (69.6 feet)
Tele: Approx. 90 cm (2.95 feet) to approx. 15.1 m (49.5 feet)
In [FLASH BURST]  (P67) in scene mode,...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting  (P88).
¢ 2 When Intelligent ISO is set  (P78)
¢ 3 [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in scene mode  (P62)
Refer to P57 for the Aperture-priority AE, Shutter- priority AE or Manual exposure mode.¢2, 3: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.–When the optical image stabilizer is set to [OFF].–When the camera has determined that there is...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Slide the focus selector switch to [AF#].
In AF macro mode, [ ] is displayed.
Take the pictures.
∫Focus range¢ The focus range changes in steps.
Note
We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.We recommend setting the flash to [ Œ] when you take pictures at close range.If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, 
the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
When a subject is close...