Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Preparations
Saving your pictures (cards and built-in memory)
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Recording capacity guidelines (pictures/recording time)
The number of pictures you can take and the recording time vary in proportion to card 
capacity (and depending on recording conditions and type of card).
Displayed when no card is inserted  
(pictures will be saved to built-in memory)
Estimated remaining pictures or recording time capacity  
(The display switches depending on the settings.)
 ■Recording picture capacity (still pictures)
[Picture Size] Built-in memory 2 GB 32 GB64 GB
4:3 
10M 16440 729014530
4:3 
5M 2465010620 21490
4:3 
0.3M 38010050 162960 247150
 • When the number of recordable pictures exceeds 99,999, “+99999” is displayed.    
						

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Saving your pictures (cards and built-in memory)
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 ■Recording time capacity (motion pictures)
([h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.)
When the [AVCHD] recording mode is used
[Rec Quality] Built-in memory 2 GB32 GB64 GB
[PSH] –8m00s 2h31m00s 5h07m00s
[FSH]/[SH] –14m00s 4h10m00s 8h26m00s
When the [MP4] recording mode is used
[Rec Quality] Built-in memory 2 GB 32 GB64 GB
[FHD] –12m02s 3h22m58s 6h50m54s
[HD] –22m59s 6h27m29s 13h04m28s
[VGA] 1m42s 50m36s 14h12m48s 28h46m30s
 • The time displayed in the table is the total time.
 ●Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen • Y
ou can continuously record a motion picture in [MP4] for up to 29   minutes 
59
  seconds or approx. 4   GB. (Since recording in [MP4] with [FHD] creates larger 
files, the recording time for such motion pictures will be shorter than 29 minutes 59 
seconds.)
 
 
• If [Rec Quality] of [A

VCHD] motion pictures is set to [PSH] or [FSH], you can 
continuously record a motion picture for up to 29
  minutes 59   seconds.
 ●If you make Web upload settings, the recording picture capacity and the recording 
time capacity of the card may be reduced. (→171)    
						

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Setting the clock
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Turn on the power
The power is turned on.
If the language select screen is not 
displayed, proceed to step 
.
Press [MENU/SET] while the 
message is displayed
Press   to select the language 
and press [MENU/SET]
The [Please set the clock] message appears.
Press [MENU/SET]
Press   to select the items 
(year, month, day, hour, minute, 
display order or time display 
format), and press 
  to set
Press [MENU/SET]
Press [MENU/SET] to set
 • To return to the previous screen,  
press [] button.
The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
Preparation: 
 
Before using the camera, remove the lens cap.
 ●If the clock is not set, the correct date cannot be printed when you order a photo 
studio to print the picture, or when you stamp the date on the pictures with [Date 
Stamp] or [Text Stamp]. 
 ●If the clock is set, the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on 
the screen of the camera.
[] button      
						

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Setting the clock
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Changing time settings
Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu to change the current time 
settings.
 • Clock settings will be saved for approx. 3 months even after battery is removed,  provided a fully-charged battery was installed in the camera for 24 hours beforehand.
Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu
 • For details about how to set the menu  (→ 25)
Set the date and time (Perform steps  - . (→23))    
						

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Setting the menu
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You can use the menu to set camera and recording functions, operate playback functions, 
and perform other operations.
Press [MENU/SET] to bring up the 
menu
Each item’s 
background color 
changes when it 
is selected 
Select the menu type (→26)
Press   to select the menu item 
and press 
Page 
(Zoom lever can 
be used to switch 
to next page.)
Item
Press   to select the setting 
and press [MENU/SET]
Selected setting
Settings
Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu
 • You can also close the menu by pressing 
the shutter button halfway. (The camera 
switches to recording mode.)
Zoom lever
Shutter button     
						

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Setting the menu
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 ■Menu type
 ●In recording mode ●In playback mode
[Rec] menuYou can adjust settings such as number of pixels and flash.
[Motion Picture] 
menu You can adjust settings such as recording method and picture 
quality.
[Playback Mode] 
menu You can adjust settings for playback methods such as [Slide Show] 
and [Filtering Play].
[Playback] menu You can adjust settings for recorded pictures, such as picture 
protection and cropping and print settings.
[Setup] menu You can adjust settings to make operating the camera easier, such 
as setting the clock and changing the beep sounds.
 ■Switching menu type
  Press  to move the cursor from the 
menu item to the menu type (shown 
in left-hand frame).
Menu type
Item
  Press   to select the menu type to 
be displayed and press  to return to 
the menu item
Selected menu type 
 ●The operation screen examples in this manual may differ from the actual screen 
display or some parts of the screen display are omitted.
 ●The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. ●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item.    
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
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[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important for clock setting and 
battery life. Please check these before use.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→

25)
 ●In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, only [Clock Set], [World Time], [Beep] and [Stabilizer 
Demo.] are set.
[Clock Set]
Set time, date, and display format.
For details (→24).
[World Time]
Set the recording date and time with the local time at your destination.
 • Message will be displayed when setting for the first time. In this case,   press [MENU/SET] and skip to step .
Use cursor button to select [Destination] and press  
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select area and press [MENU/SET]
City/area name
Difference with home timeCurrent time at selected 
destination
When [Destination] has been selected    
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
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 ■To set summer time
Press  in step . (Press again to release the setting)
 • When summer time is set, the current time is advanced by 1 hour
. If the setting is 
canceled, the time automatically returns to the current time.
 ■When you come back from your travel destination
Select [Home] in step  and press [MENU/SET].
 ●If you cannot find your destination in the area displayed on the screen, set based on 
difference with home time. 
 ● is displayed on the screen for pictures recorded at the destination wh en they are 
played back.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→

25)
[Travel Date]
If you set your travel schedule and record pictures, the day of your trip on which the 
picture was taken will be recorded. 
Use cursor button to select [Travel Setup] and press 
Use cursor button to select [SET] and press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the departure date and press 
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the return date and press  
[MENU/SET]
 ■To record [Location]
Once the [Travel Setup] is set, you can set the location. Use cursor button in step  above to select [Location] and press  Use cursor button to select [SET] a nd press [MENU/SET] Enter your location (Entering text (→44))    
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
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 ●The travel date is calculated from the set departure date and the date set in the 
camera’s clock. When destination is set in [World Time], days elapsed are calculated 
based on local destination time.
 ●When [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], the number of days elapsed is not recorded. It is 
not displayed even if [Travel Setup] is set to [SET] after recording.
 ●If settings are made before departure date, number of days to departure are not 
recorded.
 ●To print [Location] or the number of days that have passed, either use [Text Stamp] or 
print using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” software on the supplied CD- ROM.
 ●[Travel Date] cannot be recorded for AVCHD motion pictures. ●[Destination] cannot be recorded for MP4 motion pictures.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→

25)
[Beep]
Change or mute the beep/shutter sounds.
 ■Settings
[Beep Level]
 /  /  : High / Low / Mute
[Beep Tone]
 /  /  : Change beep tone.
[Shutter Vol.]
 /  /  : High / Low / Mute
[Shutter Tone]
 /  /  : Change shutter tone.    
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Volume]
Adjust volume of sound from speakers (7 levels).
 ■Settings: [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6]
 ●Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when connected to TV.
[Cust.Set Mem.]
Register the current camera settings.
For details (→90).
[Fn Button Set]
Register frequently used functions from the [Rec] menu, [Setup] menu or other menus to 
the [Fn] button for faster operation.
 ■Settings
[Photo Style] (→134) [Level Gauge] (→128)
[Quality] (→136) [Guide Line] (→32)
[Metering Mode] (→139) [Video Rec Area] (→34)
[AF Mode] (→97) [Remaining Disp.] (→34)
[Focus Area Set] (→100) [Flash] (→107)
[1 Shot AF]  (→105) [Flash Adjust.] (→145)
[i.Dynamic] (→139) [Aspect Bracket] (→122)