Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Application (Record)
Changing the aspect ratio of the still 
pictures
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You can easily switch the aspect ratio of still pictures using the aspect ratio selector 
switch.
Switching the aspect ratio 
selector switch
 ●Edges may be cut off when printing - be sure to check in advance.     
						

							Application (Record)
Changing the aspect ratio of the still pictures
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Automatically changing the aspect ratio while taking pictures  
[Aspect Bracket]
When you press the shutter button once, the camera automatically takes four 
pictures with four types of aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and 1:1). (The shutter 
sounds only once.)
Select [Aspect Bracket] from [Rec] menu
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→ 25)
Use cursor button to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET]
The range that can be recorded 
for each aspect ratio is displayed.
 ●The same shutter speed, aperture value, focus, and the same [Exposure], [White 
Balance] and [Sensitivity] settings are used for the four pictures.
 ●Aspect Bracket is disabled when the recordable number of pictures is three or less. ●When Aspect Bracket is set, [Auto Bracket] and [Burst Shooting] are canceled. ●[Aspect Bracket] cannot be used in the following cases: • [Creative Control] Mode ([T
oy Effect] [Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus] [Star Filter]  
[Smooth Defocus] [Radial Defocus])
 • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [3D Photo Mode]) ●Cannot be used in the following cases: • During motion picture recording • When the [Quality] setting is set to [

 
 ], [  ] or [   ]    
						

							Application (Record)
Using the built-in ND filter
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When you want to take pictures using the maximum aperture in a bright outdoor location 
or at a slow shutter speed, you can use the built-in ND filter to reduce the amount of light 
that passes through the lens.
Press the [ND/FOCUS] lever to 
activate the ND filter
Press
When using the built-in ND 
filter
 • To deactivate the built-in ND filter  → Press the lever again.
 ●The built-in ND filter makes a light amount adjustment that is equivalent to 
approximately 3 EV stops.
 ●The built-in ND filter is automatically activated when [Program Diagram] is set to 
modes other than [   ] in [Program AE] Mode. ●Activated automatically during [Smooth Defocus] or [Radial Defocus] in [Creative 
Control] mode.
 ●You cannot switch the setting of the built-in ND filter when recording a motion picture.     
						

							Application (Record)
Compensating the exposure
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Corrects the exposure when there is a backlight or when the subject is too dark or too 
bright.
Press the rear dial to select the 
Exposure Compensation display
Press
Selected (yellow)
Select the Exposure 
Compensation value
Exposure Compensation value 
(+3 - –3)
Exposure meter
 • If the picture is too dark, adjust the exposure to the “+” direction.
 • If the picture is too bright, adjust the  exposure to the “–” direction.
 ●Depending on the brightness, this may not be possible in some cases. ●The Exposure Compensation value you set is retained even after the camera is 
turned off.
About the exposure meter
Shutter speed
Aperture value     
						

							Application (Record)
Compensating the exposure
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[Auto Bracket]
The Auto Bracket function takes a burst of still pictures while automatically 
changing the exposure. When Exposure Compensation is set, the camera 
takes pictures automatically based on the Exposure Compensation value, 
using one-stop lower and one-stop higher exposures.
Press [] button
Press   to select [Auto Bracket] 
and press 
Press   to select the 
compensation range and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • The camera takes the first picture without compensation, the second picture with minus 
compensation and the third picture with plus compensation.
 ■To cancel
Select [  ] ([Single]) in step .     
						

							Application (Record)
Compensating the exposure
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 ●Cannot be used with flash. ●[Auto Bracket] cannot be used in the following cases: • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus] [Star Filter]  
[Smooth Defocus] [Radial Defocus])
 • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [3D Photo Mode]) • Recording motion pictures • During Interval Recording    
						

							Application (Record)
Switching the display of recording 
information, etc.
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You can also turn off the recording information (such as icons for various settings) and the 
level gauge (→128).
Press [DISP.] button to switch the 
display
Every time you press the button, the display 
will be switched.
With information Without information With information and 
with level gauge Without information 
and with level gauge
 ●When you set [Guide Line] of the [Setup] menu to a setting other than [OFF], the 
guidelines will be displayed.
 ●You can use [LCD Disp.Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] to change the layout of the display 
itself.      
						

							Application (Record)
Using the level gauge
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If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for example, when you 
take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a reference.
Press [DISP.] button to switch the 
display
Press the button to switch the display. Press 
the button until the level gauge is displayed.
Correct camera angle
 ■Using the level gauge
The yellow line indicates the current angle (horizontal line). Correct the angle of the 
camera so that it matches the white line.
Tilting up or down  • In this case, it is facing upward.Tilting left or right • In this case, the right side has dropped.
 • When the camera’ s angle is minimal, the level gauge will turn green. • When pictures are taken in portrait orientation, the level gauge is automatically 
switched to one for portrait orientation.
 ●Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of about ±1 degree. ●Every time you press  when [Fn Button Set] of the [Setup] menu is set to [Level 
Gauge], you can turn the level gauge indication on and off.
 ●When the camera is being moved, the level gauge may not be displayed correctly . ●The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect function may 
not operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sharply up or 
down.     
						

							Application (Record)
Using Quick menu
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In recording mode, you can quickly change the main settings of a still picture or a motion 
picture.
Press [Q.MENU] button to display 
the Quick menu
Select a menu item
 ■Using the rear dial
Press
 ■Using the cursor button
Change the setting
 ■Using the rear dial
Press
 ■Using the cursor button
Press [Q.MENU] button to close 
the Quick menu
 ●The menu items and setting items that are displayed differ depending on the recording 
mode.
Settings Menu itemsMenu items        
						

							Application (Record)
Recording with the Face Recognition 
function  
[Face Recog.]
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Default [Face Recog.] setting is [OFF].
When the face pictures are registered, the setting will be [ON] automatically.
 ■How the Face Recognition function works
During recording 
(When [AF Mode] is  (Face Detection)) • The camera recognizes a registered face and adjusts  focus and exposure. 
 • When registered faces that have set names are recognized, the names are displayed (max. 3 people).
During playback  • The name and age are displayed (if information is registered).  • The names that have been set for the recognized faces are displayed  (max. 3 people).
 • Only pictures of the selected registered people are played back ([Category Selection]).
 ●Only the first picture of the burst recording will contain Face Recognition information. ●If you press the shutter button halfway, then point the camera at a different subject 
and record, recording information for a different person may be put on the picture.
 ●Face Recognition does not work in the following cases: • Motion picture  • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food]  [3D Photo Mode] )
 • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Ef

fect] [Soft Focus])
 ●Face Recognition searches for faces similar to those registered, but there is no 
guarantee it will always recognize these faces. In some cases, the camera cannot 
recognize or incorrectly recognizes even registered people depending on their 
expression or the environment.
 ●Even if Face Recognition information is registered, pictures recorded when the name 
is [OFF] are not categorized for Face Recognition in [Category Selection].
 ●Even if Face Recognition information is changed, Face Recognition information 
for previously recorded pictures is not changed.
For example, if a name is changed, pictures recorded before the change are not 
categorized for Face Recognition in [Category Selection].
 ●To change name information for pictures already recorded, perform a [REPLACE] 
(→181) in [Face Rec Edit].