Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc L10 Operating Instructions

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 [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P97):
[OFF]
 [D.ZOOM] (P98):
[OFF]
 [FLASH] (P64):
[AUTO]
 [FLASH SYNC.] (P68):
[1ST]
 [FLASH ADJUST.] (P68):
[0]
 [BURST RATE] (P71):
High speed
 [AUTO BRACKET] (P7 2):
[STEP]: [ ]
[SEQUENCE]: [0/`/_]
 Self-timer (P74):
10 seconds
 [MIRROR UP] (P102):
[ON]
 [COLOR SPACE] (P103):
[sRGB]
 [LONG SHTR NR] (P103):
[ON]
 [AF/AE LOCK] (P104):
[AE]
 [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] (P104):
[OFF]
 [ISO LIMIT SET] (P80):
[OFF]
 [FOCUS PRIORITY] (P106):
[ON]
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P106):
[ON]
 [AF+MF] (P106):
[OFF]
 [AF-LED] (P106):
[ON]
 [LIVE VIEW AF] (P107):
[]
 [MENU RESUME] (P107):
[ON]
 [SHOOT W/O LENS] (P107):
[OFF]Aperture-priority AE [ ]
Set the aperture value to a higher number 
when you want a sharp focus background. 
Set the aperture value to a lower number 
when you want a soft focus background.
1Rotate the front dial left and right 
to set the aperture value.
2Take a picture.
 You can change the operation method of 
the dials with [DIAL SET.] (P105) in the 
[CUSTOM MENU] menu.
 If [LCD AUTO] in the [SETUP] menu is set 
to [OFF] and you press the shutter button 
halfway when the exposure is not 
adequate, the aperture value and the 
shutter speed on the LCD monitor 
(information display screen) turn red. The 
aperture value and the shutter speed blink 
on the Viewfinder. (They do not blink when 
the flash is activated.)
 When most of the subject is bright, such 
as during fine weather or snow, the 
recorded pictures may become dark. In 
these cases, compensate the exposure 
towards positive. (P44)
 When you use a lens with an aperture 
ring, the setting for the front dial becomes 
effective if you rotate the aperture ring to 
the [A] position and the aperture ring 
setting takes priority if you rotate the 
aperture ring to a position other than [A].
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Shutter-priority AE [ ]
When you want to take a sharp picture of a 
fast moving subject, set with a faster 
shutter speed. When you want to create a 
trail effect, set to a slower shutter speed.
1Rotate the front dial left and right 
to set the shutter speed.
2Take a picture.
 You can change the operation method of 
the dials with [DIAL SET.] (P105) in the 
[CUSTOM MENU] menu.
 If [LCD AUTO] in the [SETUP] menu is set 
to [OFF] and you press the shutter button 
halfway when the exposure is not 
adequate, the aperture value and the 
shutter speed on the LCD monitor 
(information display screen) turn red. The 
aperture value and the shutter speed blink 
on the Viewfinder. (They do not blink when 
the flash is activated.)
 When most of the subject is bright, such 
as during fine weather or snow, the 
recorded pictures may become dark. In 
these cases, compensate the exposure 
towards positive. (P44)
 When the flash is activated, the shutter 
speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th 
of a second. (P67)
 If you press the shutter button fully when 
the shutter speed is slow, the shutter 
speed on the screen counts down. We recommend using a tripod when the 
shutter speed is slow.
 You cannot set Slow sync. [ ] and Slow 
sync./Red-eye reduction [ ]. (P65)
 Intelligent ISO sensitivity control cannot 
be set.
 The ISO sensitivity is automatically set to 
[AUTO] if you switch from intelligent ISO 
sensitivity control to shutter-priority AE mode.
Manual Exposure [ ]
Determine the exposure by manually setting 
the aperture value and the shutter speed.
1Rotate the front or rear dial to the 
left or right to set the aperture 
value or the shutter speed.
2Press the shutter button halfway.
CViewfinder Display
Manual exposure assistance D 
appears for about 10 seconds to show 
an approximation of the exposure 
condition.
Set the aperture value A.
Set the shutter speed B.
B A
ISO
C
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If the exposure is not adequate, check 
the aperture value and the shutter 
speed that have been set.
You can also check the manual 
exposure assistance on the LCD 
monitor when taking pictures with the 
Viewfinder or with Live View.
3Press the shutter button fully to 
take the picture.
∫Manual Exposure Assistance
 The manual exposure assistance is an 
approximation. We recommend checking 
the pictures using Auto Review.
∫About [B] (Bulb)
If you set the shutter speed to [B], the 
shutter stays open while the shutter button 
is pressed fully (up to about 8 minutes).
The shutter closes if you release the 
shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter 
open for a long time to take pictures of 
fireworks, a night scene etc.
 If you set the shutter speed to [B], [ ] 
is displayed on the Viewfinder and [B] is 
displayed on the LCD monitor. 
 When you take pictures with the shutter 
speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged 
battery. (P18)
 We recommend using a tripod or the 
remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) 
when you take pictures with the shutter 
speed set to [B]. Refer to P127 for 
information about the remote shutter.
 When you take pictures with the shutter 
speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid picture noise, we 
recommend setting [LONG SHTR NR] in 
the [REC] mode menu to [ON] before 
taking pictures. (P103)
 The manual exposure assistance does not 
appear.
 You can change the operation method of 
the dials with [DIAL SET.] (P105) in the 
[CUSTOM MENU] menu.
 If you press the shutter button fully when 
the shutter speed is slow, the shutter 
speed on the screen counts down.
 We recommend using a tripod when the 
shutter speed is slow.
 If [LCD AUTO] in the [SETUP] menu is set 
to [OFF] and you press the shutter button 
halfway when the exposure is not 
adequate, the aperture value and the 
shutter speed on the LCD monitor 
(information display screen) turn red. The 
aperture value and the shutter speed blink 
on the Viewfinder.
 You cannot set the following items in 
manual exposure.
– AUTO [ ], AUTO/Red-eye reduction 
[ ], Slow sync. [ ] and Slow 
sync./Red-eye reduction [ ]
– Intelligent ISO sensitivity control or 
[AUTO] in ISO sensitivity. (The ISO 
sensitivity is automatically set to 
[ISO100] if you switch from Intelligent 
ISO sensitivity control or [AUTO] to 
manual exposure.)
– Exposure compensation
 When you use a lens with an aperture 
ring, the aperture ring setting takes 
priority. The exposure is 
adequate.
Set to faster shutter 
speed or larger aperture 
value.
Set to slower shutter 
speed or smaller 
aperture value.
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Compensating the 
Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve 
appropriate exposure due to the difference 
in brightness between the subject and the 
background. Look at the following 
examples.
Compensate the exposure towards 
positive.
Compensate the exposure towards
negative.
1Rotate the rear dial to 
compensate the exposure.
AViewfinder Display
BWhen taking pictures with Live View
You can compensate from [j2EV] to 
[i2 EV] in steps of [1/3 EV].
Select [0] to return to the original 
exposure.
[ ] and the selected exposure 
compensation value are displayed on 
the Viewfinder.
The exposure compensation value is 
displayed on the LCD monitor when 
taking pictures with Live View. Refer to 
P54 for information about Live View.
2Press the shutter button halfway 
to set the selected exposure.
Under exposed
Properly 
exposed
Over exposed
ISO
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P
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1/3
1
ISOISO100100AB
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∫If you are using the front dial to 
compensate the exposure
If you set [DIAL SET.] (P105) in the [CUSTOM 
MENU] menu to [ EXPOSURE COMP.], 
you can compensate the exposure by the 
front dial. (It is set to [ EXPOSURE 
COMP.] at the time of purchase.)
1Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
menu.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select 
[DIAL SET.] in the [CUSTOM MENU] 
menu [ ] and then press 
1.
3Press 4 to select [ EXPOSURE 
COMP.] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to close the menu.
 After performing steps 1 to 4, rotate the 
front dial to compensate the exposure.
 EV is an abbreviation of “Exposure Value”. It 
refers to the amount of light given to the CCD 
by the aper ture value and the shutter speed.
 The set exposure value is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off.
 The compensation range of the exposure 
will be limited depending on the 
brightness of the subject.
 Rotate the dial slowly but surely.
 You cannot compensate the exposure in 
the following cases.
– Manual exposure mode
Taking Pictures with 
Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the 
focus or when the distance between the 
lens and the subject is determined and you 
do not want to activate auto focus.
1Set the focus mode lever to [MF].
2Rotate the focus ring to focus on 
the subject.
The focus indication lights on the 
Viewfinder when the focus ring is 
rotated to focus on the subject. The 
focus area is fixed to the AF frame on 
the center of the screen.
3Take the picture.
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∫Technique for Manual focus
1Rotate the focus ring.
2Rotate it a little more.
3Finely focus on the subject by rotating 
the focus ring slowly in reverse.
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 After turning the camera off and then on 
again or canceling power save mode, 
focus on the subject again.
∫About the focus distance reference 
mark
The focus distance reference mark is a 
mark used to measure the focus distance.
Use this when taking pictures with manual 
focus or taking close-up pictures.
AFocus distance reference mark
BFocus distance reference line
C[0.29] m (0.95 feet)
 If the distance between the camera and 
the subject is beyond the focus range of 
the camera, the picture may not be 
properly focused even if the focus 
indication lights.
 The available flash range is about 2.0 m 
(6.6 feet) to 5.5 m (18.0 feet) (Wide) 
(When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[AUTO].). We recommend setting the flash 
to Forced OFF [ ] when you take 
pictures at close range.
 If you are taking close-up pictures
– We recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P74).
– The effective focus range (depth of field) 
is significantly narrowed. Therefore, if 
the distance between the camera and 
the subject is changed after focusing on 
the subject, it may become difficult to 
focus on it again.
– The resolution of the periphery of the 
picture may decrease slightly. This is not 
a malfunction.
B
C
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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
With the 14 mm to 50 mm focal length of 
the supplied lens (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 28 mm to 100 mm), you can 
make people and subjects appear closer 
(up to 3.6a optical zoom) and landscapes 
can be recorded in wide angle.
ATe l e
BWide
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom ring towards 
Tel e .
50 mm
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 100 mm)
3.6a∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom ring towards 
Wide.
14 mm
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm)
1a
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.A
B
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Playing Back Pictures
1Press [ ].
2Press 2/1 or rotate the front dial 
to select the picture.
2/ : Play back the previous picture
1/ : Play back the next picture
The first recorded picture will be 
displayed after the last recorded 
picture.
When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], 
pictures recorded by holding the 
camera vertically are played back 
vertically. (P111)
(You can only use this when using a 
lens that supports the direction 
detection function. (P13))
If you press and hold 2/1, you can 
play back the pictures in succession.
∫To finish playback
Press [ ] again or press the shutter 
button halfway.
 This camera is based on the DCF 
standard “Design rule for Camera File 
system” which was established by the 
“Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association 
(JEITA)”.
 The LCD monitor may not be able to 
display the details of the recorded 
pictures. You can use the playback zoom 
(P51) to check the details of the pictures.
 If you play back pictures that have been 
recorded with other equipment, the picture 
quality may deteriorate. (The pictures are 
displayed as [THUMBNAIL IS 
DISPLAYED] on the screen.)
 If you change a folder name or file name 
on your PC, the pictures may not play 
back on the camera.
 If you play back a non-standard file, the 
folder/file number is indicated by [—] and 
the screen may turn black.
Press [DISPLAY] to switch the 
monitor screen.
A[DISPLAY] button
BLCD monitor
The [DISPLAY] button is not activated 
when the menu screen is displayed. 
You can only select Normal display or 
No display in playback zoom (P51) and 
during a slide show (P109).
or
Changing the Information 
Displayed on the playback screen
BA
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Refer to P55 for information about the 
histogram E .
CNormal display
DDetailed information display
EHistogram display
FHighlight display
¢
GNo display
¢This is displayed if [HIGHLIGHT] (P30) 
in the [SETUP] menu is set to [ON].
 The detailed information display, 
histogram display and highlight display do 
not appear during the following.
– Playback zoom
– Multi playback
– Calendar playback
Deleting Pictures
Press [ ].
∫To delete a single picture
1Press 2/1 or rotate the front dial 
to select the picture.
2/ : Play back the previous picture
1/ : Play back the next picture
2Press [ ].
3Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
While the picture is being deleted, [ ] 
appears on the screen.
D
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∫To delete [MULTI DELETE]/
[ALL DELETE]
1Press [ ] twice.
2Press 3/4 to select 
[MULTI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform 
steps3 onwards. 
If you select [ALL DELETE], perform 
steps
5 onwards.
When [FAVORITE] (P110) is set to 
[ON], [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] 
appears. If you select 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], perform 
steps
5 onwards. (However, if none of 
the pictures have [ ] displayed, you 
cannot select 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] even if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [ON].)
3Press 2/1 to select the picture 
and then press 4 to set.
(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
Repeat the above procedure.
[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If 
4 is pressed again, the setting is 
canceled.
The icon [ ] blinks red if the selected 
picture is protected and cannot be 
deleted. Cancel the protect setting and 
then delete the picture. (P114)
4Press [ ].
5Press 3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when selecting 
[MULTI DELETE])
[DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE 
MEMORY CARD ?] is displayed when 
using [ALL DELETE] and [DELETE ALL 
EXCEPT ?] is displayed when using 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ].
If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting 
pictures using [ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ], the 
deleting will stop halfway.
 Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Double-check pictures before 
deleting them.
 Do not turn off the camera while deleting.
 Use a sufficiently charged battery (P18) or 
the AC adaptor (P128) when deleting. 
 It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at 
one time using [MULTI DELETE].
 The greater the number of pictures the 
longer it takes to delete them.
 The pictures are not deleted even if you 
select [ALL DELETE] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] in the 
following cases.
– The Write-Protect switch on the SD 
Memory Card or the SDHC Memory 
Card is slid to the [LOCK] side. (P23)
– The file does not conform to the DCF 
standard. (P48)
– The pictures are protected [ ]. (P114)
MENU/SET
MENU/SET
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