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 will appear.
Note
This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] 
mode.
You can also delete the recording information etc. on the LCD monitor during playback zoom by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function.  (P102)The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z ] (T).
1k> 2k > 4k> 8k > 16k
When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4/ 2/1.
The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
Focus point will be enlarged when [FOCUS] is pressed.  (P34)You can review next picture in enlarged view by tilting 2/1 of 
the joystick.
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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.
[CATEGORY PLAY]  (P94)
The pictures grouped together in  categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY] (P95)
¢
Your favorite pictures are played back.¢  [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press 2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
MENU/SET
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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 deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.If pictures do not conform to  the DCF standard or are protected (P107), they will not be 
deleted even if  [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
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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 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guide lines 
are displayed.
¢ 3 It is only possible to switch between screens when [EXT. VIEWFINDER]  (P89) in the [REC] 
mode menu has been set to [ON]. The screen is normally off. However elements such as the 
focus icon (P33)  and the flash charging icon are lit. 
Note
In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene 
mode, the guide line is gray.  (P62)
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Normal display
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DNo display
E No display (Recording guide line)¢1, 2
F Screen not displayed¢3
G Normal display
H Display with recording 
information
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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 picture’s exposure.
1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright area are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take 
a picture.
2 The picture will become underexposed with more  dark area. The pictures with mostly 
dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.
3 The picture will become overexposed with more  bright area. The pictures with mostly 
white area will also have a histogram like this.
Examples of histogram
Note

When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode  (P62)–When the flash is closedWhen the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark placesWhen the exposure is not adequately adjustedThe histogram is an approximation in recording mode.The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode.The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
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[]: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
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2 Under Exposed
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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 “Available flash settings by recording mode”. (P47)
Press [MENU/SET].
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is 
automatically set.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
: 
AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting 
conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON
: 
Forced ON/Red-eye 
reduction
¢
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.The flash setting is set to [ ] only when you set [PARTY] or 
[CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode.  (P62)
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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 objects other than red-eye.
∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
(± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Scene mode initial setting)
¢When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.
The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the scene mode flash 
setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed. : 
Slow sync./Red-eye 
reduction
¢
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the 
red-eye phenomenon.
Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
background.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.
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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, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO80] and [ISO3200] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 80 cm (2.62 feet) to approx. 5.6 m (18.4 feet)
Tele: Approx. 30 cm (0.99 feet) to approx. 4.0 m (13.1 feet)
∫ Adjust the flash output
Adjust the flash output when the subject is smal l, or the reflectivity is very high or low.
1 Press  3 (È ) several times to display [FLASH], and then 
press  2/1 to set the flash output.

You can adjust from [ j2 EV] to [ i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].Select [0 EV] to return to the original flash output.2 Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
You can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
Note
When the flash output is adjusted, the flash output value appears on the upper left of the 
screen.
The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.The flash output adjustment cannot be used while in [FLASH BURST] in scene mode.
ISO sensitivityAvailable flash range
WideTe l e
AUTO 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 8.3 m 
(27.2 feet)
¢30 cm (0.99 feet) to 5.9 m 
(19.4 feet)¢
ISO80
80 cm (2.62 feet) to 2.3 m (7.54 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.6 m (5.24 feet)
ISO100 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.8 m (5.91 feet)
ISO200 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 3.7 m (12.1 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet)
ISO400 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.3 m (17.4 feet) 40 cm (1.31 feet) to 3.7 m (12.1 feet)
ISO800 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 7.4 m (24.3 feet) 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 5.3 m (17.4 feet)
ISO1600 1.15 m (3.77 feet) to 10.6 m 
(34.8 feet) 90 cm (2.95 feet) to 7.5 m (24.6 feet)
ISO3200 1.60 m (5.24 feet) to 14.9 m 
(48.9 feet) 1.30 m (4.26 feet) to 10.7 m 
(35.1 feet)
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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 little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is 
set to [MODE1], [MODE2] or [AUTO].
In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.There will be differences in the above shutter speeds in the scene modes.–[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]: 8 or 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second¢4
–[CANDLE LIGHT]: 1 or 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second¢4
–[FLASH BURST]: 1/30th of a second to 1/2000th of a second–[STARRY SKY]: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds–[FIREWORKS]: 1/4th of a second, 2 seconds¢4
–All other scene modes: 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second
¢ 4 The maximum shutter speed is selected when the amount of jitter is minimal while 
[STABILIZER] is set or when [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF].
Note
Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it is activated. The 
objects may be discolored by its heat or lighting.
Do not close the flash soon after the flash is activated prior to taking pictures due to AUTO/
Red-eye reduction etc. It causes a malfunction.
When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted 
properly and the picture may become bright or dark.
When the flash is being charged, the flash icon blinks red, and you cannot take a picture even 
when you press the shutter button fully.
The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject.When the shutter speed is fast, the flash effect may not be sufficient.It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the 
access indication disappears.
The red-eye reduction effect differs between people . Also, if the subject was far away from the 
camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.
When the [CONVERSION]  (P90) is set to [ ], the flash is fixed to [ Œ].When the external flash is installed, it will be prioritized. See   P121 for more information on the 
external flash.
[REC] mode: 
Taking Close-up Pictures 
This mode allows you to take  close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers. You can take pictures of a subject  as close as 1 cm (0.04 feet) from the lens by 
rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 k).
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
‡  
1/30
¢1 to 1/2000th 1 to 1/2000th
1 or 1/4th to 1/2000th¢
2
‰
Œ  1¢
1 to 1/2000th
1 or 1/4th to 1/2000th¢ 2, 3
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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 to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed. 
Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the 
subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again.
AF macro mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera. Therefore, if the distance 
between the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm (1.64 feet) it takes longer to focus on it 
in AF macro mode than program AE mode.
When you take pictures at close range, the re solution of the periphery of the picture may 
decrease slightly. This is not a malfunction.
[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 2 [ ë].
Press 3/ 4 to select a mode.
You can also press  2 [ë ] to select.


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W
1 cm (0.04 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet)
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