Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[LCD Display] / [Viewfinder]
Adjust the brightness and coloring of the LCD monitor. When the display is switched to 
Live View Finder (optional), the brightness and coloring of the viewfinder are adjusted. 
Press   to select the setting item, and press   to make 
adjustments
Press [MENU/SET]
 ●Some subjects may look different from their actual appearance, but the recorded 
picture will not be affected.
[LCD Mode]
Make LCD monitor easier to see.
 ■Settings
 :   The brightnes s is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is around the 
camera.
 :   Makes screen brighter than normal (for outdoor use).
[OFF]
 ●Cannot select [  ] in playback mode . ●[  ] returns to ordinary brightness if the re is no operation for 30 seconds when 
recording. (Press any button to make the screen brighter again.)
 ●Because the picture shown on the LCD monitor screen emphasizes brightness, some 
subjects may look different than their actual appearance, but this will not affect the 
recorded picture. 
 ●Setting [LCD Mode] reduces the operating time.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[LVF Disp.Style] / [LCD Disp.Style]
[LVF Disp.Style]: Set the Live View Finder (optional) display.
[LCD Disp.Style]: Set the display of the LCD monitor.
 ■Settings
: Live View Finder style display layout: LCD monitor style display layout
 ●Display screen example (when using the LCD monitor)
 (Live View Finder style display layout) (LCD monitor style display layout)
[Guide Line]
Display the guide lines used as a reference for picture composition. 
 ■Settings:  /  /  / [OFF]
 ■Setting the position of the guidelines
Select [  ] to set the position of the guidelines. Select [   ] under [Guide Line] in the [Setup] menu  Use cursor button to move the pos ition of the guidelines (point of intersection) and 
press [MENU/SET]
 • When you press [DISP

.] button, the point of intersection will return to the center.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Histogram]
Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g. 
if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are 
several bright areas in the picture (Guide). A peak 
in the center represents correct brightness (correct 
exposure). This can be used as a reference for 
exposure correction, etc.
(Example)
Dark ← OK → Bright
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When the histogram is not the same as that of the recorded picture under the 
following conditions, histogram will be displayed in orange.
 • When manual exposure assist indicates settings other than 0 EV in [Manual  Exposure] mode or during Exposure Compensation.
 • When the flash fires. • When the proper exposure is not achieved while the flash is closed or the brightness of a picture on the LCD monitor cannot be displayed correctly in dark 
locations.
 ●The histogram displayed during recording is only a reference. ●The histogram displayed during recording and that displayed during playback may be 
different.
 ●The histogram is different from those displayed using the image editing software of a 
computer.
 ●The histogram will not be displayed in the following cases. • [Intelligent  Auto] Mode
 • During motion picture recording • Playback Zoom • Multi Playback • When the HDMI mini cable is connected    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Video Rec Area]
Enables verification of the recordable area for a motion picture before recording.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Recordable area displayed for motion pictures should be interpreted as a guideline. ●When using Extended optical zoom, the recordable area may not always be displayed 
for certain zoom ratios.
[Remaining Disp.]
Switch the display between the remaining number of still pictures you can take or the 
remaining recording time of a motion picture that you can record for the available card or 
built-in memory.
 ■Settings
 (Displays the number of pictures that can be recorded) (Displays the remaining recording time)
[Highlight]
You can set overexposed areas (areas that are too bright and where there are no shades 
of gray) to flash on the screen when the [Auto Review] function is activated or during 
playback.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●To reduce overexposed areas, record a picture by setting negative exposure 
compensation using the histogram display and so on as a reference. (The right edge 
of the histogram shows the overexposed portion.)
 ●This feature is disabled during Multi Playback, Calendar Playback, Playback Zoom or 
motion picture playback.
 ●If the subject is too close to the camera when recording using flash, overexposure 
may occur.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Expo.Meter]
You can set whether to display the exposure meter when operations such as shutter 
speed and aperture value adjustments or Exposure Compensation are performed.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●If the exposure meter is not displayed, press the [DISP.] button to switch the display of 
the LCD monitor.
 ●The exposure meter will turn off if no operation is performed for approximately 4 
seconds.
[Lens Resume]
Save the zoom position and the Manual Focus position in the memory when the camera 
is turned off.
 ■Settings
[Zoom Resume] [ON]:
   
Returns to the zoom position that was saved in the memory when 
 the camera 
is turned on next time.
[OFF]
[MF Resume] [ON]:
   
Saves the Manual
  Focus position in the memory when the camera is turned 
[OFF] or when the focus selector switch is set to modes other than [
 
 ]. This 
setting will return to the focus position saved in the memory when the camera 
is turned on or the focus selector switch is set to [
 
 ] next time.
[OFF]
[MF Assist]
Set whether to enlarge the focus point when Manual Focus is used to adjust focus.
 • About MF assist 

(→105)
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Economy]
Turn off the power or make the LCD monitor go dark while not using the camera to 
minimize battery consumption.
[Sleep Mode]
 ■Settings: [10MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [2MIN.] / [1 MIN.] / [OFF]
Automatically shut off power when no operation is performed for a preset period of time.
 • T

o restore →   
Press the shutter button halfway
 , or turn on the power again.
 ●Cannot be used in the following cases: 
When the camera is using AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional), when the 
camera is connected to a computer or printer, when recording or playing back motion 
pictures or playing back pictures using Slide Show, or during interval recording or 
when in Automatic Demo Mode
 ●Settings fixed to [5MIN.] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
[Auto LCD Off]
 ■Settings: [30 MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [2MIN.] / [1 MIN.]
Automatically turns off the LCD monitor when no operation is performed for a preset 
period of time.
 ●The status indicator lights up when the LCD monitor is turned of f. To turn on the LCD 
monitor again, press any button. 
[Live View Mode]
 ■Settings: [NORMAL] / [ECO] (Reduces power consumption)
 ●Although the recording screen picture quality may deteriorate when [ECO] is set 
compared with when [NORMAL] is set, the recorded pictures will not be af fected.
 ●When [Live View Mode] is set to [NORMAL], the operating time will be reduced.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Play on LCD]
Set the LCD monitor to be displayed automatically when operation is switched to 
playback mode while the Live View Finder (optional) is attached. 
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
[Auto Review]
Automatically display still pictures immediately after taking them.
 ■Settings
[HOLD]:   
Auto review screen remains until a button (other than the [DISP
 .] button) is 
pressed
[2SEC.] / [1SEC.]: 
 
Displays the playback screen for a preset time and then 
automatically returns to the recording screen
[OFF]
 ●The setting is fixed to [2SEC.] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. ●Automatically displays still pictures immediately after they are taken during [Auto 
Bracket], [Aspect Bracket], [WB Bracket] and burst recording, regardless of the [Auto 
Review] setting.
 ●The Auto Review function is disabled during motion picture recording or interval 
recording.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Start Mode]
Set whether the camera is activated in recording mode or playback mode when it is 
turned on.
 ■Settings
:  When the camera is turned on, r ecording mode is activated.
:  When the camera is turned on, playback mode is activated.
 ●Even when [  ] is set, if the camera is turned on while pressing the play back button, 
the camera is activated in playback mode.
[No.Reset]
Set the file number for the next picture to be taken to 0001.
 ●The folder number is updated and the file number for the next picture to be taken is 
set to 0001.
 ●A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned. 
Numbers cannot be reset once folder number reaches 999. In this case, save all 
necessary pictures to your computer, and format the built-in memory/card  (→42).
 ●To reset folder number to 100: 
First, format the built-in memory and card on the camera, and select [Yes] in [No.
Reset]. Then select [Yes] on the folder number reset screen.    
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[Reset]
Return the [Rec] menu and [Setup] menu settings to the default settings.
 ■Settings: [Reset Rec. settings?] / [Reset setup parameters?]
 ●Information registered in [Face Recog.] is reset if recording settings are reset. ●Resetting the setup parameters will also reset the following: 
Age in years/months and names in [Baby] and [Pet] Scene Modes
 ●Folder numbers and clock settings will not be reset. ●Camera movement may be audible as the lens function is reset. This is not a fault.
[USB Mode]
Select communication method for when connecting camera to a computer or printer with 
USB connection cable.
 ■Settings
 [Select on connection]:  Select communication method each time you connect to 
a computer or PictBridge-compatible printer .
 [PictBridge(PTP)]:  Select when connecting to a PictBridge-compatible printer .
 [PC]: Select when connecting to a computer.
[Output]
Change the settings to be used when the camera is connected to a  TV or other device.
 ■Settings
[TV Aspect] 
 
(This setting performs when an 
 AV cable (optional) is connected.)
 /     
						

							Preparations
Using the [Setup] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→ 25)
[VIERA Link]
Enable automatic linking with other VIERA Link-compatible devices, and operability with a 
VIERA remote control when connecting via an HDMI mini cable (optional)  (→185).
 ■Settings
[ON]:
      
Operations
  may be performed via the remote control of the VIERA Link-
compatible device. (Not all operations will be available.)  
Operability of the camera’s own buttons will be limited.
[OFF]:
    
Operations must be performed via the camera’

s own buttons.
[3D Playback]
Set how 3D still picture is output.
 ■Settings: [3D] / [2D]
 ●If you want to play back a picture in 2D (conventional picture) on a 3D television, set 
to [2D]. 
 ●This item of the menu functions when an HDMI mini cable (optional) is connected. ●For the procedure for playing back a 3D still picture  (→187). 
[Rotate Disp.]
Automatically rotate portrait still pictures.
 ■Settings
:  Rotate and  display pictures displayed on a TV screen as well as those 
displayed on the LCD monitor of the camera in portrait orientation.
:           Rotate and display only pictu res displayed on a TV screen in portrait orientation.
[OFF]
 ●[Rotate Disp.] cannot be used with motion pictures. ●Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing up or down, or still pictures taken on 
other cameras may not rotate.
 ●Pictures cannot be rotated during Multi Playback. ●Will only be displayed rotated on computer if in Exif-compatible  (→152) environment 
(OS, software).