Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx3 Operating Instructions
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111VQT1T27 Connecting to other equipment Using a drag-and-drop operation, move the pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the PC. ∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray of the PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware. Note Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional). Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed. With the Mac OS X v10.2 or an earlier operating system, set the Write-Protect switch of the SDHC memory card to the [LOCK] position when importing pictures from an SDHC memory card. Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/ SET]. If [USB MODE] (P27) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in advance, the camera will be automa tically connected to the PC without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it is convenient. When the camera has been connected to the PC with [USB MODE] set to [PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear on the PC’s screen. Select [Cancel] to close the screen, and disconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to [PC] again. Double-click on [Removable Disk] in [My Computer]. When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME” or “Untitled” is displayed.) Double-click [DCIM] folder. 2USB MODE SELECT SET PLEASE SELECT THE USB MODE PictBridge(PTP)PCMENU 3 4 5 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 111 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

VQT1T27112 Connecting to other equipment ∫Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder composition) A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations. After [NO.RESET] (P26) in the [SETUP] menu has been executedWhen a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when pictures were taken using another make of camera) When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder ∫Connection in the PTP mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR and Mac OS X only) Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)]. Data can now be read only from the card into the PC. When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP mode. Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporti ng PictBridge, you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor. Preparations: Turn on the camera and the printer. Remove the card before printing the pictures in the built-in memory. Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures. 1 Folder number 2 File number 3 JPG: Pictures MOV: Motion pictures RW2: Pictures in RAW files MISC: DPOF print favorite Built-in memory Card 100_PANA 101_PANA 999_PANA DCIM MISC 100_PANA P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 112 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

113VQT1T27 Connecting to other equipment Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A (supplied). Note Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction. Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional). Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection cable. You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again. When the pictures in RAW files are to be printed, the JPEG pictures recorded simultaneously by the camera will be printed. If JPEG pictures do not exit, RAW file pictures cannot be printed. A USB connection cable (supplied) Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.) B Align the marks, and insert. C AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, disconnect the USB connection cable. When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] appears. Do not disconnect the USB cable while [å ] is displayed. Press 3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then press [MENU/SET]. 1 DC IN AV OUT/ DIGITAL COMPONENT OUT 2USB MODE SELECT SET PLEASE SELECT THE USB MODE PictBridge(PTP)PCMENU P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 113 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

VQT1T27114 Connecting to other equipment ¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favorites. (P105) Selecting a single picture and printing it Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET]. The message disappears in about 2 seconds. Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press [MENU/SET]. Refer to P115 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures. Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing. Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Press 3. Press 3/ 4 to select an item and then press [MENU/ SET]. If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print the pictures. ItemDescription of settings [MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time. Press 3/4 /2/ 1 to select the pictures, and then When [DISPLAY] is pressed, [é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is pressed again, the setting is canceled.) After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET]. [SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures. [DPOF PICTURE] Prints the pictures set in [DPOF PRINT] only. (P106) [FAVORITE] ¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only. (P105) Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press [MENU/SET]. Select [YES] on the print confirmation screen and press [MENU/SET] to begin printing. Refer to P115 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures. Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing. 1PictBridge MENUMULTI PRINT 1/ 91/ 9 1/9100 _ 00011/9100 _ 0001 PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT SELECTPRINT 2OFF 1 CANCEL SELECT SET PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM. OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT SINGLE SELECT MENU 1 2MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL DPOF PICTURE FAVORITEPictBridge CANCEL SELECTSETMENU 3 MENU OFF 1 CANCEL SELECTSET PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM. OF PRINT S PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT MULTI SELECT MENU P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 114 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

115VQT1T27 Connecting to other equipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it ” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing them ” procedures. When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.) When [DPOF PICTURE] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed. If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the printer’s print with date setting as well. NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the picturesBy stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P99) or setting date printing at the time of the [DPOF PRINT] (P106) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo shop. You can set the number of prints up to 999. Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed. Print Settings [PRINT WITH DATE] ItemDescription of settings [OFF] Date is not printed. [ON] Date is printed. [NUM. OF PRINTS] [PAPER SIZE] ItemDescription of settings { Settings on the printer are prioritized. [L/3.5 qk5q] 89 mmk127 mm [2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm [16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm [A4] 210 mmk297 mm [A3] 297 mmk420 mm [10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm [4 qk 6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm [8 qk 10q] 203.2 mmk254 mm [LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm [CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm OFF 1 CANCEL SELECTEXIT PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM. OF PRINT S PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT MULTI SELECT MENU P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 115 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

VQT1T27116 Connecting to other equipment An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout. ∫Layout printing When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you want to print. When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures. Note The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ ¥] indication lights orange during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer. If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the remaining number of prints indica ted may differ from the number set. Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Preparations: Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P27) Turn this unit and the TV off. [PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit) ItemDescription of settings { Settings on the printer are prioritized. á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page ã 2 pictures on 1 page ä 4 pictures on 1 page Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied) P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 116 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

117VQT1T27 Connecting to other equipment 1Yellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input socket A Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable (supplied) Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.) Connect the AV cable B (supplied) to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV. Connect the AV cable to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera. Turn the TV on and select external input. Turn the camera on. Note Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures. Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.Read the operating instructions for the TV.When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.You can view pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set [VIDEO OUT] in the [SETUP] menu. (PAL video out is not available on the version DMC-LX3P sold in the U.S.) Even if you set [VIDEO OUT] to [PAL], the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode. (PAL video out is not available on the version DMC-LX3P sold in the U.S.) Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot. Note Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied). You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards.You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards. Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot DC IN AV OUT/ DIGITAL COMPONENT OUT 1 2 3 4 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 117 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

VQT1T27118 Connecting to other equipment You can enjoy high quality pictures and motion pictures on the TV by connecting the camera with the TV using component cable (DMW-HDC2: optional). Component output is output as 1080i. Connect with a TV compatible with the 1080i. Note Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures. Do not use any other cables except a g enuine Panasonic component cable (DMW-HDC2; optional). Audio will be output as monaural.When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor when the component cable is connected.There are some playback menus that cannot be used while the component cable is connected. (P134) Playing back on the TV with component socket Preparations: Turn this unit and the TV off. 1 Component Plugs: Connect the plugs to the component video input sockets on the TV with same color. (Indication on the TV might be different.) 2 Audio Pin Plugs: to the audio input socket 3 TV with component socket A Align the marks, and insert. B Component cable (DMW-HDC2: optional) Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.) Connect the component cable B (DMW-HDC2; optional) to the component input and the audio input sockets on the TV. Connect the component cable to the [COMPONENT OUT] socket on the camera. Turn on the TV and switch to component input. Turn the camera on. Play back the pictures. DC IN AV OUT/ DIGITAL COMPONENT OUT Y/G PB/B P R/R AUDIOL R #WFKQ 4 & #WFKQ . ) 1 2 3 4 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 118 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

119VQT1T27 Connecting to other equipment When pictures are displayed, they may not be displayed properly depending on the type of TV.Read the operating instructions for the TV. Using the Conversion Lens (optional) When the wide conversion lens is used, it is possible to achieve a wider field of view in pictures of landscapes or the like. Refer to P90 for details. Preparations: Turn off the camera and remove the lens cap. Remove the lens ring front. Be careful not to lose the lens ring front. Attach the lens adaptor. A Lens adaptor (DMW-LA4; optional)The conversion lens and filters cannot be used together. If any of these are fitted, be sure to remove before fitting the conversion lens. Rotate the lens slowly and carefully. Attach the wide conversion lens. BWide conversion lens (DMW-LW46; optional)Ensure that screw parts of the lens adaptor and wide conversion lens are properly tightened. ∫The Focus Range When Using the Wide Conversion Lens The focus range is 0.75 times the focal distance of the camera. Wide Conversion Lens Indication 1 k Actual magnification0.75k 35 mm film camera equivalent18mm 1 2 3 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 119 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分

VQT1T27120 Connecting to other equipment Select [CONVERSION] on the [REC] menu. Refer to P90 for [CONVERSION]. Press 3/4 to select [ ], and then press [MENU/SET] to set. Note When there is dirt (water, oil, and fingerprints , etc.) on the surface of the lens, the image may be affected. Lightly wipe the surface of the lens with a soft, dry cloth before and after taking pictures. When the wide conversion lens is removed, set [CONVERSION] to [OFF].When you take pictures at close range, the re solution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly. This is not a malfunction. Refer to operating instructions of the wide conversion lens for details.Turn off the camera when removing the conversion lens.When the [CONVERSION] (P90) is set to [ ], the flash is fixed to [ Œ]. Using the Protector/Filter The MC protector (DMW-LMC46; optional) is a transparent filter which affects neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can a lways be used to protect the camera’s lens. The ND filter (DMW-LND46; optional) reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to adjusting the aperture value 3 incre ments) without affecting the color balance. PL filter (DMW-LPL46; optional) will suppress the reflected light from a metal or non spherical surfaces (flat non-metallic surfaces, water vapour or invisible particles in the air), making it possible to take a picture with enhanced contrast. Preparations: Turn off the camera and remove the lens cap. Remove the lens ring front. Be careful not to lose the lens ring front. Attach the lens adaptor. Rotate the lens slowly and carefully. A Lens adaptor (DMW-LA4; optional) Attach a filter.BMC protector C ND filter D PL filter 4 5 1 2 3 P.PC_DMC-LX3_eng.book 120 ページ 2008年7月8日 火曜日 午後10時13分