Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using the external flash (optional)
When you use an external flash (DMW-FL220, DMW-FL360, DMW-FL500; optional), it 
provides a wider effective flash range than the built-in flash.
Preparation:
 • Set the camera ON/OFF switch to [OFF] and close the built-in flash. • Remove the hot shoe cover attached to the camera.  (→

9)
Attach the flash to the hot shoe and turn on the camera and 
flash
Select [Flash] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures...

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 ●The external flash cannot be used together with the Live View Finder (optional) or 
External Viewfinder (optional).
 ●You can set the aperture value, shutter speed and ISO Sensitivity on the camera even 
when the external flash is attached.
 ●Some commercially available external flashes have synchro terminals with high-
voltage or reversed polarity. If such flashes are used, they could cause a malfunction 
or hinder normal operation of the camera....

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Using the filter (optional)
When you use a filter adaptor kit (optional: DMW-FA1), you can use the following filters. 
(As of July 2012)
PL filter
DMW-LPLA37*The PL filter helps suppress light reflected from a metal or non-spherical 
surface (flat non-metallic surfaces, water vapor or invisible fine particles in the 
air) and enables you to take still pictures with enhanced contrast.
MC protector
DMW-LMCH37 The MC protector is a transparent filter...

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 ●When you take pictures using the built-in flash with the filter adaptor installed, the light 
from the flash is sometimes blocked by the filter adaptor.
 ●When installing or removing the filter adaptor, take care not to damage the lens or get 
it dirty.
 ●When installing or removing the thread protector or filter adaptor etc., turn it slowly 
and carefully. (If you tighten it too firmly, you may be unable to remove it.)
 ●When you use the lens cap...

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Using the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional) instead of the battery
By using the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional), you can record and play 
back without worrying about the remaining battery charge.
The optional DC coupler can only be used with the designated Panasonic  AC adaptor.
Insert DC coupler instead of 
battery 
Open DC coupler cover 
 • If difficult to open, with the card/
battery door open, press the DC 
coupler...

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List of LCD monitor displays
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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 ■In recording
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4 5
6 7
89
10 11
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1 Recording Mode  (→48)
Custom Set (→91)
2 Color Mode  (→53)
Photo style (→134)
3 Aspect Bracket (→122)
4 Flash (→106)
5 Recording Mode  (→150)
6 Picture Size (→135)
7 Quality (→136)
8 AF macro (→102)
Manual Focus  (→104)
AF Lock (→103) 9
Auto Focus mode (→97)
10 Self-timer (→116)
Burst (→118)
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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 ■In recording
*1   [h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.*2   The displaying is pe rformed in the following priority order: travel destination, name ([Baby]/[Pet]), 
and name ([Face Recog.])
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25 26 27 28 29
30
15 Self-timer (→116)
16 Estimated remaining pictures or 
recording time capacity *
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 ■In recording (During a zoom operation, for example)
When Extended optical zoom is setOptical Zoom range Zoom ratio
Focus range
Digital Zoom range
i.Zoom range
 ●When Step Zoom has been set (→95)
Current zoom position
(Focal lengths the same as those of a 35 mm film camera)
 ●Focus range indication (During Manual Focus) 
(→104)
Reference of focus range (depth of field)    

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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 ■In playback
1 2 4 5 6 7
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10 11
13 12
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1 Playback Mode  (→165)
2 Protected picture (→180)
3 Favorites (→178)
4 Date/text stamped display  
(→149, 173)
5 Folder/File No.
6 Picture Size (→135)
7 Quality (→136) 8
Battery capacity (→15)
9 Built-in memory  (→20)
10 Picture No./Total number of pictures
11 Flash (→106)
12 Histogram (→33)
13 Zoom...

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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 ■In playback
*1   The displaying is pe rformed in the following priority order: title, travel destination, name ([Baby]/
[Pet]), and name ([Face Recog.]).
*2   [h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.
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18 19 20 21
14 White Balance  (→111)
15 Shutter speed (→58)
16 Aperture value  (→58)
17 ISO Sensitivity (→109)
18...