Checking The Effects Of The Aperture Value And Shutter Speed ([Preview] Mode) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Owner's Manual

Checking the effects of the aperture value and shutter speed
([Preview] Mode)
Recording mode:
You can use [Preview] Mode to check the effects of the selected aperture value and
shutter speed.
• Checking the effect of the selected aperture value: This enables you to check the
depth of field (focus range) by physically narrowing the lens aperture blades to the
aperture value used for the actual recording.
• Checking the effect of the selected shutter speed: This allows you to check motion
in a scene by displaying the screen at the shutter speed used for the actual recording.
When the shutter speed is increased, the screen is displayed like a frame dropping.
Use this function to check the effect when you want to capture an image in a scene by
stopping the motion, for example, when you take a picture of water flowing.
1
Assign [Preview] to the function button
• The following step is an example of assigning [Preview] to the [Fn1] button.
2
Press the [Fn1] button to switch the confirmation screen
• Every time you press the [Fn1] button, the screen switches.
Normal recording screen
Depth of field characteristic
Aperture value
Recording
conditions
Distance to a subject
Depth of field
(Focus range)
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You can take a picture even when [Preview] Mode is activated.
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The range in which you can check the effect of a selected shutter speed is between 8 seconds
and 1/16000 seconds.
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Taking pictures after setting the aperture value and shutter speed
Effect of aperture value
Focal length
Example:
To take a picture by
deliberately blurring the
background
(→37)
Shtr Speed Effect On Fn1
Small
Telephoto
Close
Shallow (narrow)
Recording mode
Effect of shutter speed
Shtr Speed Effect Off Fn1
Large
Wide-angle
Far
Deep (wide)
Example:
To take a picture by adjusting
the focus while including the
background
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