Table Of Contents - Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
About These Operating Instructions ......... 6
Preparation
Standard Accessories ............................. 10
Names of the Components ..................... 11
Screen Display........................................ 13
About the Lens........................................ 16
Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 16
Charging the Battery
with the Charger.................................. 18
About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures) ........... 19
Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 20
Using the AC Adaptor ............................. 21
Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional) ............................................ 21
About the Card........................................ 22
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 23
Attaching the Strap ................................. 24
Attaching the Eyepiece Cap ................... 25
Turning the Camera On .......................... 25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 26
About the Setup Menu ............................ 27
Basic
Before Taking Pictures With
the Viewfinder ..................................... 31
• Tips for taking good pictures............. 31
• Making the Viewfinder
easier to see (Diopter adjustment) ... 31
• Changing the information
display on the LCD monitor .............. 31
Matching the Focus and the
Exposure Automatically
(AF: Auto Focus/
Program AE mode) ............................. 32
• Taking good pictures ........................ 34
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC) (When taking pictures
with the Viewfinder) .......................... 35
Aperture-priority AE ................................36
Shutter-priority AE ..................................36
Manual Exposure ....................................38
Compensating the Exposure .................. 40
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 42
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................ 43
Playing Back Pictures ............................. 44
• Changing the Information
Displayed on the
playback screen................................ 45
Deleting Pictures..................................... 45
Using the Playback Zoom .......................47
Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)................................... 48
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
(Calendar Playback)............................ 49
Advanced
Switching to Live View ............................ 50
• Tips for taking good pictures
with Live View................................... 51
• Changing the Information
Displayed.......................................... 51
• Recording a picture with the camera
held high above your head
(High angle mode) ............................ 53
• Auto focus when taking
pictures with Live View ..................... 54
• Manual focus when taking
pictures with Live View ..................... 55
Checking the Depth of Field ...................57
Taking Pictures using
the Built-in Flash ................................. 58
• Adjusting the flash output ................. 61
• Bounce flash ..................................... 62
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) ....................................... 63
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 64
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........ 66
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 67
Adjusting the White Balance ...................68
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