Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx2 Operating Instructions

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Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
 
1Press and hold the burst mode 
button until the burst menu is 
displayed.
OFF:  No display (canceled)
D: High speed
E: Low speed
F: Unlimited
2Press e/r or the burst mode 
button to switch burst mode 
settings.
• When 5 seconds pass without any 
operation, the setting selected at the time 
is automatically adopted.
3Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
• You can also use the joystick to perform 
steps 2 and...

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• When the flash is activated or [STARRY 
SKY] in scene mode is selected, you 
can take only 1 picture.
• When the burst mode setting is set to 
Unlimited:
– You can take pictures until the capacity 
of the built-in memory or the card is full.
– The burst speed will become slower 
halfway. When the built-in memory is 
used, the burst speed becomes a 
maximum of 1 picture approximately 
every 6 seconds. However, the exact 
timing of this depends on the number of 
recordable pictures and...

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Taking pictures by setting the aperture/shutter speed manually
 
 
When you want the background to be in sharp focus, 
set the aperture value to a higher number. The 
higher the aperture value is the smaller the aperture 
opening will be. For a soft focus background, set the 
aperture value to a lower number which corresponds 
to a larger aper ture opening.
1Move the joystick towards e/r to 
set the aperture value.
A
 Aperture value
e: Increaser: Decrease
2Take a picture.
 
 
When you...

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Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually
 
 
Decide the exposure by setting the aperture 
value and the shutter speed manually.
1Move the joystick towards e/r/w/
q to set the aperture value and 
the shutter speed.
• e/r: Set the aperture value A and the 
shutter speed 
B.
• w/q: Select the aperture value and the 
shutter speed.
2Press the shutter button halfway.
• Indication for the condition of exposure C 
(manual exposure assistance) appears for 
about 10 seconds.
• 
When the...

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nAperture Value and Shutter Speed
Shutter-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE
Manual exposure
• The aperture values in the table above are the values when the zoom lever is rotated to 
Wide at maximum.
• Some of the aperture values cannot be selected depending on the zoom magnification.
Available Shutter Speed (Sec.) 
(Per 1/3 EV) Aperture Value
8654
F2.8 to F8.0 3.2 2.5 2 1.6
1.3 1 1/1.3 1/1.6
1/2 1/2.5 1/3.2 1/4
1/5 1/6 1/8 1/10
1/13 1/15 1/20 1/25
1/30 1/40 1/50 1/60
1/80 1/100 1/125...

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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.
1Slide the focus switch to [MF].
• AF: Auto focus
• AFw: AF Macro mode
• MF: Manual focus
2Move the joystick e/r to focus.
• e : Further
• r : Closer
• 
A : Focal distance
• 
The manual focusing assistant B appears.• The MF assistant disappears 2 seconds 
after you stop operating the...

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4Press e/r to select [MF ASSIST] 
and then press q.
5Press e/r to select [MF1] or 
[MF2] and then press [MENU/
SET].
• [MF1]: The center area of the picture is 
enlarged. You can focus while 
considering the overall 
composition of the picture.
• [MF2]: The whole picture is enlarged. You 
can easily focus when you are not 
sure of the focus at Wide. 
• [OFF]: The screen is not enlarged.
6Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
• You can also close the menu by 
pressing the shutter button...

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nTechnique for Manual focus
1 Move the joystick e/r.
2 Even if the subject is focused, move it a 
little more.
3 Return to the center to make fine 
adjustments.
nPrefocus
This is a technique to focus on the point to 
take pictures in advance when it is difficult 
to focus on the subject with auto focus due 
to its quick motion.
This function is suitable when the distance 
between the camera and the subject is 
established.
• You can also record with manual focus in 
motion picture mode...

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Taking Close-up pictures
This mode allows you to take close-up 
pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking 
pictures of flowers.
You can take pictures approaching the 
subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.16 feet) 
from the lens by rotating the zoom lever 
upmost to Wide (1×).
1Select [AFw] with the focus 
switch.
• AF: Auto focus
• AFw: AF Macro mode
• MF: Manual focus
nFocus range
• Normal
• [AFw]• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P47) for 
best results.
• When the subject is close to...

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Setting the aspect ratio
 
Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width and the 
height of the picture. By changing the 
aspect ratio, you can select an angle of 
view that matches the subject.
1Slide the aspect ratio switch to 
change the setting.
• You cannot select [ ] when recording 
motion pictures [i] with a card. You 
cannot select [j] or [ ] when 
recording motion pictures [i] with the 
built-in memory.
• The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P126)
jThis is...