Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							VQT4J11
M0712KZ0
Owner’s Manual  
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-LX7
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,  
please read the instructions completely.
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(U.S. customers only) 
						

							Contents
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Preparations
Before use .............................................. 6
Standard  Accessories
 ........................... 8
Names and Functions of Main Parts
 .... 9
Attaching the lens cap and  
shoulder strap

...................................... 13
Charging battery
 
.................................. 14Remaining battery ....................................... 15
Guidelines for number of recordable  
pictures and operating time
 ......................... 16
Inserting and removing the battery  
or SD memory card (optional)  ............ 18
Saving your pictures  
(cards and built-in memory)
 ............... 20Recording capacity guidelines  
(pictures/recording time) ............................. 21
Setting the clock .................................. 23Changing time settings ... ............................. 24
Setting the menu ................................. 25 Using the [Setup] menu
 ...................... 27[Clock Set] ................................................... 27
[W orld Time]  ................................................ 27
[T
ravel Date]  
................................................ 28
[Beep]

 
.......................................................... 29
[V

olume]  
...................................................... 30
[Cust.Set Mem.] .......................................... 30
[Fn Button Set] ............................................ 30
[LCD Display] / [V

iewfinder]
 ........................ 31
[LCD Mode]

 
................................................. 31
[L

VF Disp.Style] / [LCD Disp.Style]  
............. 32
[Guide Line] ................................................. 32
[Histogram]

 
.................................................. 33
[V

ideo Rec Area]  
......................................... 34
[Remaining Disp.] ........................................ 34
[Highlight] .................................................... 34
[Expo.Meter]

 
................................................ 35
[Lens Resume] ............................................ 35
[MF 

Assist]  
...
 ................................................ 35
[Economy]
 
................................................... 36
[Play on LCD]

 
.............................................. 37
[Auto Review]

 
.............................................. 37
[Start Mode]

 
...
 .............................................. 38
[No.Reset]
 
................................................... 38
[Reset]

 
......................................................... 39
[USB Mode]

 
................................................. 39
[Output]

 
....................................................... 39
[VIERA

 Link]  
................................................ 40
[3D Playback]

 
.............................................. 40
[Rotate Disp.]

 
.............................................. 40
[Scene Menu]

 
.............................................. 41
[Menu Resume] ........................................... 41
[User

’s Name Rec]  
...................................... 41
[V

ersion Disp.]
 ............................................. 42
[Format]

 
....................................................... 42
[Language] .................................................. 43
[Demo Mode]

 
...
 ............................................ 43
Entering Text ........................................ 44    
						

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Application (Record)
Sequence of operations ...................... 45
About recording modes
 ...................... 48
Taking pictures with automatic settings  
[Intelligent Auto] Mode ........................ 49Automatic Scene Detection ......................... 49
Defocusing the background ........................ 50
About flash
 
.................................................. 52
[Color Mode] ...

............................................. 53
[Motion Deblur]
 ............................................ 53
[iHandheld Nite Shot] .................................. 53
[iHDR]

 
...
 ....................................................... 54
AF Tracking
 ................................................. 55
[Intelligent 

Auto Plus] Mode  
...
 ...................... 56
About setting items
 
...
 ................................... 57
Taking pictures with your own settings  
[Program AE] Mode
 ............................. 58Program Shift .............................................. 58
[Program Diagram] ...................................... 59
Taking pictures by setting the  
aperture value   
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
 
..................... 60
T

aking pictures by setting the  
shutter speed   
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
 
....................... 61
T

aking pictures by setting the  
aperture value and shutter speed  
[Manual Exposure] Mode
 .................... 62 T

aking pictures by changing the 
picture effect   
[Creative Control] Mode  
...................... 64[Expressive] ...
.............................................. 66
[Retro]  ......................................................... 66
[High Key]
 
...
 ................................................. 67
[Low Key]
 
.................................................... 67
[Sepia]

 
......................................................... 68
[Dynamic Monochrome] .............................. 68
[Impressive 

Art]  
........................................... 69
[High Dynamic] ............................................ 69
[Cross Process]

 
........................................... 70
[T

oy Effect]  
.................................................. 70
[Miniature Ef

fect]  
......................................... 71
[Soft Focus] ................................................. 72
[Star Filter]

 
...
 ................................................ 72
[One Point Color]
 
...
 ...................................... 73
[Smooth Defocus]
 
...
 ..................................... 73
[Radial Defocus]
 .......................................... 74
Taking pictures according to the scene  
[Scene Mode]
 ....................................... 75[Portrait] ....................................................... 76
[Soft Skin]
 .................................................... 76
[Scenery]
 
..................................................... 76
[Panorama Shot]

 
......................................... 76
[Sports]

 
........................................................ 78
[Night Portrait]

 
............................................. 78
[Night Scenery]

 
...
 ......................................... 78
[Handheld Night Shot]
 ................................. 78
[HDR]

 
.......................................................... 79
[Food]

 
.......................................................... 79
[Baby]

 
.......................................................... 79
[Pet]

 
............................................................. 79
[Sunset]

 
....................................................... 80
[Glass 

Through]  
........................................... 80
[3D Photo Mode]

 
......................................... 81
Recording motion pictures ................. 82Taking still pictures while a motion picture  
is being recorded ... ...................................... 86
Recording motion pictures with manual 
operation  [Creative Video Mode] ......... 87[High Speed Video] ..................................... 89
Registering your own settings and 
recording  [Custom] Mode .................. 90[Cust.Set Mem.] .......................................... 90
[Custom]  ...................................................... 91    
						

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Using Zoom .......................................... 92Optical Zoom ............................................... 93
Extended optical zoom ................................ 93
[i.Zoom]
 
....................................................... 94
[Digital Zoom]

 
.............................................. 94
[Step Zoom]

 
...
 .............................................. 95
Taking pictures with Auto Focus ....... 96Taking front-on pictures of people ............... 97
Automatically locking the focus on a  
moving subject
 ............................................ 98
Subject not centered in picture ...

................. 98
Determined position for focus
 ..................... 99
Using Manual Focus together with  
Auto Focus

 
................................................ 101
Taking close-up pictures .................. 102
T aking pictures by locking the 
exposure and/or focus
 
...................... 103
Taking pictures with Manual Focus ... 104
T
aking pictures with the  
built-in flash
 ....................................... 106Changing the setting of the flash ... ............ 107
Setting the ISO Sensitivity ................ 109
Setting coloring   
(White Balance)
 
...................................1
 11
Setting the White Balance manually ......... 1 12
Setting the White Balance using color 
temperature
 ............................................... 1

13
Performing White Balance fine  
adjustments
 ............................................... 1

13
Bracket recording using White Balance
 .... 1

14
Taking pictures with self-timer ......... 116
Setting the burst function
 ................. 1
 18
Changing the aspect ratio of the  
still pictures
 
....................................... 121Automatically changing the aspect ratio  
while taking pictures [Aspect Bracket] ... .... 122
Using the built-in ND filter ................ 123
Compensating the exposure  
............ 124[Auto Bracket] ............................................ 125
Switching the display of recording 
information, etc. ................................. 127
Using the level gauge........................ 128
Using Quick menu
 ............................. 129
Recording with the Face Recognition 
function  [Face Recog.] ....................... 130Registering face pictures  ... ....................... 131
Editing or deleting information about 
registered persons 
 ................................... 133
Using the [Rec] menu ........................ 134[Photo Style] .............................................. 134
[Picture Size]  ............................................. 135
[Quality]
 
..................................................... 136
[ISO Limit Set] ........................................... 137
[ISO Increments] ....................................... 137
[Extended ISO]

 
.......................................... 137
[Program Diagram] .................................... 137
[Face Recog.]

 
............................................ 137
[AF Mode]

 
...
 ............................................... 137
[Quick AF]
 
...
 ............................................... 138
[AF/AE Lock]
 ............................................. 138
[Metering Mode] ........................................ 139
[i.Dynamic]

 
................................................ 139
[Multi Expo.]

 
.............................................. 140
[Min. Shtr Speed]

 
...................................... 141
[i.Resolution] ............................................. 141
[i.Zoom]

 
..................................................... 141
[Digital Zoom]

 
............................................ 141
[Step Zoom]

 
...
 ............................................ 142
[Stabilizer]
 
................................................. 142
[AF 

Assist Lamp]  
....................................... 143
[Flash]

 
....................................................... 143
[Flash Synchro]

 
......................................... 144
[Flash 

Adjust.]  
...
 ......................................... 145
[Red-Eye Removal]
 ................................... 145
[Color Mode] ...

........................................... 146
[Motion Deblur]
 .......................................... 146
[iHandheld Nite Shot] ................................ 146
[iHDR]

 
...
 ..................................................... 146
[Opt. Viewfinder]
 ........................................ 146
[Aspect Bracket]

 
........................................ 146
[T

ime Lapse Shot]  
..................................... 147
[Date Stamp]

 
............................................. 149
[Clock Set]

 
................................................. 149
Using the [Motion Picture] menu ..... 150[Rec Mode] ................................................ 150
[Rec Quality]  ... ........................................... 150
[Continuous AF]
 
...
 ...................................... 151
[Wind Cut]
 
................................................. 151    
						

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Application (View)
Viewing your pictures   
[Normal Play] ..................................... 152Zooming in and viewing  
“Playback zoom” ....................................... 153
V
iewing a list of pictures  
“Multi Playback”
 ...

...................................... 154
Viewing pictures by their recording date 
“Calendar Playback”
 ...

............................... 155
Playing back pictures recorded in burst  
and interval recording
 ...

............................. 156
About panorama playback
 ........................ 158
Viewing motion pictures ................... 159
Capturing still pictures from  
motion pictures
 .................................. 160
Splitting up motion pictures
 ............. 161
Changing the picture information 
display

, etc.  
........................................ 162
Deleting pictures

 
............................... 163To delete multiple (up to 100)/ 
To delete all pictures ................................. 164
Different playback methods   
[Playback Mode] ................................ 165[2D/3D Settings] ........................................ 165
[Slide Show] .............................................. 166
[Filtering Play]
 
........................................... 168
[Calendar] ...

............................................... 168
Retouching pictures .......................... 169[Auto Retouch] .......................................... 169
[Creative Retouch] .................................... 170
Using the [Playback] menu............... 171[Upload Set] .............................................. 171
[T itle Edit]  .................................................. 172
[T
ext Stamp]  
.............................................. 173
[V

ideo Divide]
 ............................................ 174
[Resize]

 
..................................................... 175
[Cropping] ...

............................................... 176
[Leveling]
 ................................................... 177
[Favorite]

 
................................................... 178
[Print Set]

 
.................................................. 179
[Protect]

 
..................................................... 180
[Face Rec Edit]

 
...
 ....................................... 181
[Copy]
 
........................................................ 182
Others
Viewing on TV screen ....................... 183VIERA Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control™) ..... 185
V iewing 3D still pictures ............................ 187
Storing recorded still pictures and 
motion pictures .................................. 189Copying by inserting the SD card into the 
recorder ..................................................... 189
Dubbing playback pictures via 
AV cables 
(optional)
 ................................................... 189
Using “PHOT

OfunSTUDIO” to copy to  
your computer 
 
.......................................... 190
Using with your PC ............................ 191Copying still pictures and motion pictures 
recorded in [MP4]  
(except AVCHD motion pictures)
 ............... 192
Uploading pictures to image-sharing  
websites
 .................................................... 194
Printing ............................................... 195Printing multiple pictures ........................... 197
Printing with date and text ......................... 197
Making print settings on the camera ......... 198
Digital Camera Accessory System ... 199Using the Live View Finder (optional) ....... 199
Using the External V iewfinder (optional) ... 200
Using the external flash (optional) ...

.......... 201
Using the filter (optional)
 ........................... 203
Using the 

AC adaptor (optional) and DC 
coupler (optional) instead of the battery
 .... 205
List of LCD monitor displays ............ 206
Message displays  
.............................. 21
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Q&A  Troubleshooting
 ...................... 213
Usage cautions and notes

 
................ 222    
						

							Preparations
Before use
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Preparations
 ■Camera handling
Keep the camera away from excessive vibration, force, 
or pressure.
 ●Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, 
which may damage the lens, LCD monitor, or camera 
body. This may also cause the camera to malfunction or 
prevent recording.
 • Dropping or hitting the camera against a hard surface • Sitting down with the camera in your pants pocket or forcing it into a full bag
 • Adding accessories to the camera strap • Pushing with excessive force on the lens or LCD monitor
The camera is not dust resistant, splash resistant, or 
waterproof.
A

void using the camera in places with excessive dust 
or sand, or where water can come into contact with the 
camera.
 ●Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, 
which present a risk that sand, water, or foreign material 
may enter the camera through the lens or openings around 
buttons. Be especially careful because these conditions 
may damage the camera, and such damage may not be 
repairable.
 • In extremely dusty or sandy places • In the rain or by the shore, where the camera may be  exposed to water
 ■Condensation (When the lens or the LCD monitor is fogged up) 
 ●Condensation may occur when the camera is exposed to 
sudden changes of temperature or humidity. Avoid these 
conditions, which may make the lens or LCD monitor dirty, 
cause mold, or damage the camera. 
 ●If condensation does occur, turn off the camera and wait 
about two hours before using it. Once the camera adjusts 
to the surrounding temperature, the fogging will clear 
naturally.    
						

							Preparations
Before use
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 ■Always take a test shot first
Before important events when you will use the camera (at weddings, for example), 
always take a test shot to make sure that pictures and sound record correctly. 
 ■No compensation for missed shots
We cannot compensate for missed shots if technical problems with the camera or card 
prevent recording.
 ■Carefully observe copyright laws
Unauthorized use of recordings that contain works with copyright for purposes other 
than personal use is prohibited under copyright law. Recording of certain material may 
be restricted even for the purpose of personal use.
 ■Also refer to “Usage cautions and notes” (→222)
 ●Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, and other 
information for your digital camera may differ from those in the illustrations and 
screens provided in this manual.
 ●Recording mode icons
You can select and execute indicated menus and functions for the recording modes 
displayed in blue on mode dial illustrations next to section titles.
In the example shown on the left, the following recording modes 
are available: , , ,  and .
*   and  will differ depending on the recording modes registered under 
custom settings.    
						

							Preparations
Standard Accessories
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Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera.
 ●The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the 
camera was purchased. 
For details on the accessories, refer to Basic Owner’s Manual.
 ●Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text. ●Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text. ●SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card 
in the text.
 ●Please dispose of all packaging appropriately. ●Keep small parts in a safe place out of the reach of children.
 ■Optional accessories
 •Cards are optional.

 You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory 
when you are not using a card.  (→20)
 • If any accessories are lost, customers in the USA

 and Puerto Rico should contact 
Panasonic’s parts department at 1-800-833-9626 and customers in Canada should 
contact 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining 
replacement parts.    
						

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Names and Functions of Main Parts
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1 Self-timer indicator / AF Assist LampIlluminates when the self-timer is set or 
when the Auto Focus is operated in dark 
locations. (→116, 143)
2 Mode dial Switches the recording mode.  (→48)
3 Hot shoe (Hot shoe cover) The hot shoe cover is already attached to 
the hot shoe at the time of purchase.
4 Built-in flash (flash) Use the flash open switch to open the 
flash. (→106)
5 Shoulder strap eyelet Attach the supplied shoulder strap and lens 
cap string to this eyelet. (→13)
6 Focus selector switch Switches the focus setting.  (→96, 102, 104)
7 Aspect ratio selector switch Switches the aspect ratio of a still picture. 
(→121)
8 Thread protector (→203)
9 Lens The lens barrel extends forward when you 
take a picture.
1
2 3 4
9 7 6 5
 ■About the hot shoe cover
Remove the hot shoe cover when using a Live View Finder 
(optional), External Viewfinder (optional) or External Flash 
(optional).
Removing the hot shoe cover
While pressing down on the hot shoe cover release button 
, pull the cover in the direction of the arrow  to detach.
 ●Be sure to attach the hot shoe cover when the hot shoe is not in 
use.
 ●Keep the hot shoe cover safely after removing it so that you do not 
lose it.
 ●When the hot shoe cover is removed, make sure that foreign 
substances such as liquids or sand are not spilled on the 
dedicated connector.Dedicated 
connector
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Names and Functions of Main Parts
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10 Aperture ringAdjusts the aperture value.  (→60, 62)
11 Microphone Records sound when you record motion 
pictures. (→82)
12 Zoom lever Adjusts the recording range.  (→92)
13 Motion picture button Press this button to start and stop motion 
picture recording.  (→46)
14 Camera ON/OFF switch Turns the camera on or off.
15 Shutter button Press this button to record a still picture. 
(→46)
16 Flash open switch Operate this switch to open the flash.  (→106)
17 Tripod mount Attach a tripod or other accessories to this 
receptacle.
Do not attach to a tripod with a 5.5 mm or 
longer screw. Doing so may damage this 
unit.
18 Speaker Do not cover the speaker with your fingers.
19 DC coupler cover Use the AC adaptor (optional) and DC 
coupler (optional) specifically for this 
camera. (→205)
20 Card/Battery door Open this door to insert and remove a card 
or battery. (→18)
21 Release lever Slide this lever to open the card/battery 
door. (→18)
10 11 12 13
15 14
17 18 19 20
21
16