Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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Defocuses the 
background.Focuses the 
background as 
well.
The yellow range shown in the left figure is 
the range for which the image is sharp.
 • The range for which the image is sharp changes based on the distance to the 
focused subject and the zoom condition, 
etc.
 ●When you record motion pictures, the camera performs aperture control within the 
appropriate exposure range, and the background...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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About flash
Open the flash to use the built-in flash.  (→106)
Open the built-in flash
 ■Closing the built-in flash
When you do not want to use the flash or after 
using the flash, press down to retract the flash 
until it clicks.
 ●Set to [  ], [  ], [  ] or [   ] depending on the subject and brigh tness. ●When [  ] or [  ] is selected, the red-eye reduction function is activated. ●When [  ] or [  ] is...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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[Color Mode]
When you change the [Color Mode] setting in the [Rec] menu, you can change the color 
of still pictures and motion pictures to be recorded.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→

25)
Setting Description
[STANDARD] Records pictures with colors close to the actual colors.
[Happy] Records pictures with sharp and vivid colors.
[B&W] Records pictures in black and white monotones.
[SEPIA]...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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[iHDR]
When [iHDR] is set to [ON] and there is, for example, strong contrast between the 
background and the subject, multiple still pictures are recorded with dif fering exposures 
and combined to create a single still picture rich in gradation.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→

25)
 ●This function is automatically activated only when  (→49) is displayed on the LCD 
monitor.
 ●In the case...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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AF Tracking
In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, you can select [AF Tracking] in [AF Mode] in a single operation. 
When [AF Tracking] mode is used, the camera can continuously focus on a subject and 
adjust the exposure of the subject even when the subject is moving.
 ●The optimal scene for the AF locked subject is automatically identified. ●Face Recognition will be inactive while using AF Tracking. ●Under certain...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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[Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode
When [Intelligent Auto Plus] mode is selected, you can easily adjust the brightness and 
coloring, in addition to the background defocusing, without compromising the user-friendly 
operation of the [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
 ■Switching to [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode
Use the [Intelligent Auto] menu to switch the mode. • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→
25)
:...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
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 ●When you record motion pictures, the camera performs aperture control within the 
appropriate exposure range, and the background defocusing may not change for 
some subject brightness levels.
About setting items
Only the menu items which are displayed in the [Intelligent Auto] Mode can be set. The 
settings selected in the [Program AE] or other modes will reflect on the menu items in the 
[Setup] menu...

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Taking pictures with your own settings   
[Program AE] Mode
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You can take pictures with your own settings by changing the color tone, ISO Sensitivity 
and other settings under the [Rec] menu and other menus.
 • About recording modes (→

48)
 ●If aperture and shutter speed are shown in red, you 
do not have appropriate exposure. You should either 
use the flash, change [Sensitivity] settings or set 
[Min. Shtr Speed] to a slower speed.
Aperture value Shutter speed
Program...

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Taking pictures with your own settings  [Program AE] Mode 
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 ■Example of Program Shift
1.4
2.0
2.8
4.0
5.6
8.011 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 1/2 1/4
1/81/15
1/301/60
1/125 1/250
1/5001/1000
1/20001/4000 14
15
16
17
18
19
20
(Aperture value)
(Ev)
(Shutter speed)
 Program Shift amount Program Shift diagram Program Shift limit
[Program Diagram]
You can change the Program diagram.
You can preset the camera to select the maximum aperture or an aperture value that...

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Taking pictures by setting the aperture 
value  
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
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When recording, you can control the aperture value to meet your recording purposes.
Shutter speed is automatically adjusted to be appropriate for the set aperture value.
 • About recording modes (→

48)
 ●The aperture ring rotates only within the range of the printed indicators. ●Since the maximum aperture value changes in accordance with the zoom setting, the 
printed indication on the aperture...