Panasonic LUMIX DMC LC50 User Manual

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Using [REC] mode menu
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows you to create wide variations 
on taking pictures.
[W.BALANCE] (P51)
[SENSITIVITY] (P53)
[PICT.SIZE] (P53)
[QUALITY] (P54)
[SPOT MODE] (P54)
[AUDIO REC.] (P55)
[AF TRIGGER] (P55)
[D.ZOOM] (P57)
[COL.EFFECT] (P58)
[PICT.ADJ.] (P58)
[FLIP ANIM.] (P58)
Close the menu by pressing the [MENU] 
button after finishing the setting.
ªSetting the White Balance
In certain situations, the colour white 
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Setting the White Balance manually 
(White set)
If you want to set the white balance 
manually, select [ ] (White set) and 
press 1. Aim the camera at a sheet of 
white paper 1 or similar object so that it 
completely fills the frame to white on the 
screen and press 4.
Finely Adjusting the White Balance
If you cannot acquire the desired hue 
with white balance because of too many 
different light sources, etc., adjust the 
fine white balance as follows.
1 Set the white...

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ªSetting ISO Sensitivity
The ISO setting sets the cameras 
sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can 
be increased when you need to take 
pictures in places where a flash may not 
be allowed. The overall picture quality 
will decrease slightly as the ISO setting 
is increased.
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P8)
Setting items
 DMC-LC80:
When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted 
from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to...

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ªChanging the Quality
“Quality” refers to the amount each 
image is compressed. Lower 
compression results in superior picture 
quality. Higher compression allows you 
to store more images on your SD 
Memory card.
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P8)
Setting items
 : Fine (Low compression)
It gives priority to picture quality to 
record high quality pictures.
 : Standard 
(High compression)
It gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures...

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ªTaking Pictures with Audio 
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
You can take a picture with audio.
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P8)
Setting items
 When selecting [AUDIO REC.] and 
setting it to [ON],   appear. 
 5 seconds after, the audio recording is 
stopped automatically.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone 1 of the camera.
 If you press the [MENU] button during 
the audio recording, it will be 
cancelled. The audio cannot be 
recorded.
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Procedure for recording with 
prefocus using [FOCUS] button
1Aim the AF area to the point 
where you want to focus. (P25)
2Press the [FOCUS] button.
 When the subject is focused, the 
AF area turns from white to green 
and the focus indication 1 lights up 
for 1 second. If the subject is out of 
the focus range, the focus 
indication will keep on blinking.
 Even when pressing the shutter 
button halfway, the focus will not be 
changed unless you press the 
[FOCUS]...

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ªUsing the Digital Zoom
It is possible to further magnify a subject 
already magnified 3 times with the 
optical zoom by 3 more times with the 
digital zoom, thereby reaching a 
maximum of 9 times.
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[]. (P8)
Setting items
When rotating the zoom lever with 
setting the [D.ZOOM] to [ON], the digital 
zoom indication appears.
 
Digital zoom ONEntering the digital zoom range
When you rotate the zoom lever to the 
extreme Tele...

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ªUsing the Colour Effect
You can use 3 types of colour effects 
depending on the image of the picture.
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P8)
Setting items
 [COOL]:
The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM]:
The picture becomes reddish.
[B/W]:
The picture becomes black and 
white.
ªAdjusting the Quality of the 
Picture (Picture Adjustment)
Preparation
Set the mode dial except for [ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P8)
Setting items
 [NATURAL]:
The picture quality becomes...

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Capturing images
1Select [FLIP ANIM.].
2Select [IMAGE CAPTURE].
3Capture images for flip animation.
 You can take up to 100 pictures.
4Check the image.
 You can check the previous or 
following image with 2/1.
 Delete unnecessary images with 
[ ] button.
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Creating motion images
5Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE].
6Select [FRAME RATE] and set the 
number of frames.
[5fps]:
5 frames/sec.
 [10fps]:
10 frames/sec. (The motion images 
become smoother.)
7Select [CREATE MOTION IMAGE] 
and create a flip animation.
 Including the created images, the 
flip animation is counted as 
1 animation image.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button 3 times after 
finishing the setting.
Playing back a created flip animation
Follow the...