Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Application (Record)
Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.]
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Registering face pictures 
Up to 6 people’s face pictures can be registered along with such information as name and 
birthdate.
You can facilitate Face Recognition by the way you register faces: for example, register 
multiple face pictures of the same person (up to 3
  pictures in one registration).
Select [Face Recog.] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
Select [MEMORY] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]
Select [New] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]
 • If 6 people are already registered, first delete a registered person.  (→ 133)
Record the face picture 
 Align the face with the guide and record  Select [Yes] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]  • If re-recording, select [No]  • Faces of subjects other than people (e.g. pets) cannot 
be registered.
 • When [DISP

.] button is pressed, an explanation is 
displayed.
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							Application (Record)
Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.]
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Press   to select the item for editing and press 
[Name]  Select [SET] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]   Enter the name (Entering text (→44))
[Age] Set the birthdate.
  Select [SET] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]   Press   to select year, month and day, set with  , and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Focus Icon] Change the icon that is displayed when the subject is in focus.
  Select the focus icon with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]
[Add Images] Up to 3 face pictures of the person can be registered.
  Select an unregistered frame, and press [MENU/SET] • When a registered face picture is selected with cursor button, a screen to  confirm deletion is displayed. Select [Y
es] to delete the face picture.  
(If only one picture is registered, it cannot be deleted.)
  Record the picture (Perform step  (→131))  Press [] button
 ■Recording tips when registering face pictures
 • Make sure the subject’ s eyes are open and mouth closed; have the subject face the 
camera directly, and make sure the outline of the face, the eyes and eyebrows are 
not hidden by hair.
 • Make sure there are no heavy shadows on the face. (During registration, the flash is  not used.)
 ■If the camera seems to have difficulty recognizing faces when recording 
 • Register additional pictures of the same person’ s face, indoors and outdoors or with 
different expressions or angles.
 • Register additional pictures at the place you are recording. • If a registered person is no longer recognized, re-register that person.    
						

							Application (Record)
Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.]
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Editing or deleting information about registered persons 
Information about registered people can be edited or deleted. 
Select [Face Recog.] from the [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→ 25)
Select [MEMORY] with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select people to be edited or deleted and 
press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[Info Edit] Edit name or other registered information.
[Priority] Set priority order for focus and exposure.
  Select the registration order with cursor button, and press [MENU/SET] 
[Delete] Delete information and face pictures of registered persons.    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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You can perform settings such as Picture size and flash. • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→
25)
[Photo Style]
You can adjust the colors and picture quality according to the concept of the 
picture that you want to create.
 ■Settings
[Standard] Standard setting.
[Vivid] Setting with slightly high contrast and saturation.
[Natural] Setting with slightly low contrast.
[Monochrome]Setting that creates a picture using monochrome shades of 
gray only, such as black and white.
[Scenery]Setting that creates a picture using vivid colors for the blue 
sky and green.
[Portrait] Setting that produces the look of a healthy complexion.
[Custom]Setting for using colors and picture quality that were 
registered in advance. 
 ■Adjusting the picture quality and registering a custom setting
 Press   to select the photo style to be adjusted, and press  Press   to select an item and press   to adjust. Press [MENU/SET]
Settings Settings and results
–+
[Contrast]Difference between light 
and dark in a picture Low
High
[Sharpness] Picture contour SoftSharp
[Saturation]*Color change Quiet impression Vivid impression
[Noise Reduction] Noise reduction Priority on resolution Priority on noise 
reduction
[Custom setting] You can register the setting for the adjusted picture quality to [Custom].
 Select [Custom setting] and press [MENU/SET] Select [Yes] and press [MENU/SET]
* When [Monochrome] is selected, the co
lor tone is changed.
 ●The settings of the adjusted picture quality will be stored in memory even when the 
camera is turned off.
 ●When the picture quality is adjusted, [+] will be displayed in the icon.    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Picture Size]
Set the size (number of pixels) of still pictures. Number of pictures which can 
be recorded depends on this setting and on [Quality].
 ■Settings
Aspect ratio 4:33:216:9 1:1
Setting and  picture size 10M
3648×2736 9.5M
3776×2520 9M
3968×2232 7.5M
2736×2736
7M 
*3072×2304 6.5M *3168×2112 6M *3328×18725.5M *2304×2304
5M 
2560×1920 4.5M 2656×17684.5M 2784×15683.5M 1920×1920
3M 
2048×1536 3M *2112×14082.5M 2208×12482.5M *1536×1536
2M 
*1600×1200 2.5M 2048×1360 2M *1920×10800.2M 480×480
0.3M 
640×480 0.3M 640×4240.2M 640×360
* 
 This setting is not available in  ([Intelligent Auto] Mode).
 ●Mosaic effect may appear depending on subject and recording conditions.
Setting guide
Larger picture sizeSmaller picture size
Sharper Less detailed
Lower recording capacity Higher recording capacity    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Quality]
Set the compression rate for still picture data.
 ■Settings
[Fine] Gives priority to picture quality and saves pictures in 
JPEG file format.
[Standard]Saves pictures in JPEG file format using standard 
picture quality.
[RAW+Fine]
Saves pictures in JPEG file format in addition to the 
RAW file format.*1[RAW+Standard]
[RAW]
Saves pictures in the RAW file format. *2
[3D+Fine]
Simultaneously saves 3D still picture data (MPO) and 
pictures in JPEG file format. (Only when [3D Photo 
Mode] Scene Mode is set.)
[3D+Standard]
*
1  If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG file is also deleted.
*2  You cannot set the picture size. (The pictures are saved using the maximum 
recordable pixels for each image aspect ratio.)
 ■About RAW file
You can perform advanced editing of RAW pictures using the software (“SILKYPIX 
Developer Studio” developed by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory) on the CD
- ROM (supplied).  
(The edited pictures can be saved in a file format such as JPEG that can be displayed 
on your computer.)    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[ISO Limit Set]
You can set the upper limit of ISO Sensitivity when [Sensitivity] is set to 
[AUTO] or [
 
 ].
 ■Settings: [AUTO] / [200] / [400] / [800] / [1600] / [3200]
 ●This function is disabled during motion picture recording. (Except [Creative V ideo 
Mode])
[ISO Increments]
You can change the setting to increase ISO Sensitivity by 1 EV or 1/3 EV.
 ■Settings: [1/3EV] / [1EV]
 ●When this setting is changed from [1/3EV] to [1EV], the setting for [Sensitivity] may be 
changed. (The closest ISO Sensitivity that can be set for [1EV] will be used.)
[Extended ISO]
For details (→110).
[Program Diagram]
For details (→59).
[Face Recog.]
For details (→130).
[AF Mode]
For details (→96).    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Quick AF]
The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when 
the shutter button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. Wide to max. 
Tele, or if suddenly moving closer to subject.
 ●Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align. ●The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases. • [Soft Focus] under [Creative Control] Mode • [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery] and [Handheld Night Shot] Scene Modes ●[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.
[AF/AE Lock]
You can change the operation of the [AF/AE LOCK] button to either lock focus 
(AF) only or lock exposure (AE) only when this button is pressed. 
For details on the setting operation  (→103)
 ■Settings
[AF]Only the focus is locked. ([AFL] is displayed on the screen.)
[AE] Only the exposure is locked. ([AEL] is displayed on the screen.)
[AF/AE] Both the focus and exposure are locked. ([AFL] and [AEL] are displayed on the 
screen.)     
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Metering Mode]
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting 
exposure.
 ■Settings
[Metering Mode] Brightness measurement 
position Conditions
[Multi Metering]Whole screen
Normal usage  
(produces balanced pictures)
[Center Weighted]Center and surrounding 
area
Subject in center
[Spot]Center and close 
surrounding area
Great difference between brightness of subject 
and background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage, backlighting)
[i.Dynamic]
This function automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to produce pictures 
with closer-to-actual colors when there is a significant difference between light 
and dark in the background and the subject.
 ■Settings: [HIGH] / [STANDARD] / [LOW] / [OFF]
 ●[LOW], [STANDARD] and [HIGH] indicate the maximum range provided by the effect 
of this control.
 ●If [i.Dynamic] is activated even when [Sensitivity] is set to [80] or [100], pictures may 
be recorded with higher sensitivity than the ISO Sensitivity setting.    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Multi Expo.]
You can combine two or three still pictures into a single picture.
 ■Settings
[Start] Start taking pictures. Decide on your composition and take the first picture Press   to select [Next] and then press [MENU/SET] • [Retake]: Delete the result of the last shot and take another picture. • [Exit]: Exit Multi Exposure and save the picture that was taken. Take the second and third pictures • When you press [MENU/SET] while taking pictures, the pictures that 
you took are saved and Multi Exposure is closed.
 Use cursor button to select [Exit] and press [MENU/SET]
[Auto Gain] [ON]:
      
Combines sev
 eral pictures into one by automatically adjusting the 
brightness in accordance with the number of pictures taken.
[OFF]:
   
Combines sev
 eral pictures into one by simply overlapping the 
exposure results of all pictures, as is. 
Since this setting may create a combined picture that is too bright 
for some subject brightness level, perform Exposure Compensation 
if required.
 ●Still pictures are not saved in memory until Multi Exposure is ended. ●Information for the picture taken last will be used as recording information of pictures 
taken using Multi Exposure.
 ●The picture size setting will be fixed at the point at which you select [Start]. ●The zoom position and White Balance are fixed at the point at which you take the first 
picture.
 ●There are some restrictions on the functions, for example, you will not be able to use 
the following functions.
 • [Burst Shooting] • [i.Dynamic] • [Auto Bracket] • [Aspect Bracket] • [WB Bracket]