Table Of Contents - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About The Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preparation
Standard accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging the Battery with the Charger . . . 12
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inserting/Removing the Battery . . . . . . . 14
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional) . . 15
About the Built-in Memory/the Card . . . 16
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) . . . . . . . . 19
• Changing the clock setting . . . . . . . 19
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Basic
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode . . . . . . . . 29
Taking Pictures with the Zoom . . . . . . . 31
• Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) . . 32
• Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom . . . . . . 33
Checking the Recorded Picture (Review) . . 34
Playing Back Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Advanced
About the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
• Changing the information displayed . . 38
• Brightening the LCD Monitor
(Power LCD/High angle mode) . . . . 40
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash . . . . 42
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer . . . . 46
Compensating the Exposure . . . . . . . . . 47
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket . . . . 48
Optical Image Stabilizer [STABILIZER] . . . . 49
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode . . . . . 50
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Taking pictures by setting the aperture/
shutter speed manually . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Aperture-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Shutter-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Taking pictures by setting the exposure
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
• Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus . . . .55
Taking Close-up pictures . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Setting the aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/AE: Auto
exposure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Scene mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
- Portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
- Soft skin mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
- Scenery mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
- Sports mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
- Night portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . .63
- Night scenery mode . . . . . . . . . . .63
- Self portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . .63
- Food mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
- Party mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
- Candle light mode . . . . . . . . . . . .65
- Fireworks mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
- Starry sky mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
- Beach mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
- Aerial photo mode . . . . . . . . . . . .67
- Snow mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
- High Sensitivity mode . . . . . . . . .67
- Baby mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
- Baby mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Recording which day of the vacation you
take the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Displaying the time at the travel
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
• Location candidates for World Time
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Motion picture mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Displaying pictures by recording date
(Calendar playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Using the Playback Zoom . . . . . . . . . . .78
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion
pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79