Panasonic Lumix Dmc Lx2 Operating Instructions

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nThe Backlight Compensation
Backlight is a situation where light comes 
from behind the subject. Subjects such as 
people become dark when pictures are 
recorded in the backlight. If you press e, 
[ ] (compensating backlight ON 
indication) appears and the backlight 
compensation function is activated. This 
function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture.
• If you press e while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight 
compensation function is...

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
 
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 4 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 
112 mm when the aspect ratio is set to 
[j])
nTo make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
When the setting for picture size is [ ] 
(10M)
nTo make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
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This camera has a 4× optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio [j/
 /h], a maximum of 6.2× optical 
zoom can be achieved with no picture 
quality deterioration.
nHow the extended optical zoom works
• The extended optical zoom works by 
extracting the center of the picture and 
expanding it for a higher telephoto effect. 
So, for example, if you choose [ ] (2M 
EZ), 2 million pixels (out of the total [10M], 
10.2 million possible...

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A maximum of 16× zoom can be achieved 
with the 4× optical zoom and the 4× digital 
zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the 
[REC] menu. However, if a picture size that 
can use extended optical zoom is selected, 
a maximum of 24.8× zoom can be achieved 
with the 6.2× extended optical zoom and 
the 4× digital zoom.
nMenu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
• When a scene mode is selected, press w 
in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P62), press 
r to select the [REC] menu icon [ ] and 
then press q....

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Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
 
You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.
1Press r [REV].
• The last recorded picture appears for 
about 10 seconds.
• Review is canceled when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway or the r [REV] 
is pressed again.
• You can check the previous or following 
picture with w/q.
• When the recorded pictures are too bright 
or dim, compensate the exposure. (P48)
2Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[3] [T] to enlarge the picture.
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Playing Back Pictures
 
The picture data on the built-in memory 
appears when a card is not inserted. The 
picture data on the card appears when a 
card is inserted. (P17)
Press w/q to select the picture.
w : Play back the previous picture.
q : Play back the next picture.
• The picture following the last one is the 
first picture.
• When [ROTATE DISP.] (P97) is set to 
[ON], pictures recorded by holding the 
camera vertically are played back 
vertically.
nFast forwarding/Fast rewinding...

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Deleting Pictures
 
The picture data on the built-in memory is 
deleted when a card is not inserted. The 
picture data on the card is deleted when a 
card is inserted. (P17)
nTo delete a single picture
1Select the picture with w/q.
w: Play back the previous picture.
q: Play back the next picture.
2Press [A].
3Press e to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• While deleting the picture, [A] appears 
on the screen.
nTo delete [MULTI DELETE]/[ALL 
DELETE]
1Press [A] twice.
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3Press w/q to select the picture 
and then press r to set.
(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
• Repeat the above procedure.
• The selected pictures appear with [A]. 
When r is pressed again, the setting is 
canceled.
• The icon [c] blinks red if the selected 
picture cannot be deleted. Cancel the 
protect setting. (P100)
4Press [A].
5Press e to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE])
• [DELETE ALL PICTURES IN THE 
INTERNAL MEMORY ?] or...

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Advanced
About the LCD Monitor
nSelecting the screen to be used
A LCD monitor (LCD)
Press the [DISPLAY/LCD MODE] button 
to switch to the screen to be used.
• When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. During 
playback zoom (P79), while playing back 
motion pictures (P80) and during a slide 
show (P95), you can only select “Display” 
or “Non-display”.
In recording mode (P26)
B Display
C Display with histogram
D Guide line display *2
E Non-display
*1 Histogram*2 You...

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nAbout guide line display
When you align the subject on the guide 
lines or the cross point of these lines, you 
can take pictures with well-designed 
composition by viewing the size, the slope 
and the balance of the subject.
When [ ] is selected
Used to divide the screen into three equal-
sized sections for recording a balanced 
picture.
When [ ] is selected
Used to position the subject in the center of 
the screen.
nHighlight display
When setting [HIGHLIGHT] to [ON] on the 
[SETUP]...