Panasonic DMC-LX5 manual

Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Mode l No. DMC-LX5 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . Please also refer to the Operating Inst ruct ions (PD F fo r mat) cont ained on the CD-ROM (supplie d). Y ou can learn about adv anced operation m ethods and check the Tr oubleshoot[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased on e of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Us ed properly , we’re sure it will bring y ou and your f amily years of enjoyment . Please take time to fill in the informatio n below . The serial number is on the t ag located on the u[...]

3 (ENG) V QT2W83 Information for Y our Safety ∫ Product identification marking W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO R AIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, S UCH AS V ASES, SH ALL BE PLACED ON T HE APP ARA TUS. • USE ONL Y THE REC[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonabl e protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio f requency[...]

5 (ENG) V QT2W83 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of t ime with doors and win dows clos ed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e the b[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do not use any oth er A V cables exc ept the supplie d one. • Do not use any oth er USB connec ti on cables except th e su pplied one. • Always use a ge nuine P anaso nic HDMI mi ni cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM3 0; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) Keep this u[...]

7 (ENG) V QT2W83 -If you see this symbo l- Inform ation on Dispo sal in other Countri es out side the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please co ntact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. DMC-LX5P-VQT2W83_eng.bo ok 7 ページ ２ ０１０?[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 8 Contents Infor mation for Y our Sa fety ...... ...... ........ ....... .......... ......... ...... .......... ......... .... 3 Standard Access ories .......................................................................... ......... 9 Names of the Components .................... ................................ ....................[...]

9 (ENG) V QT2W83 St andard Accessor ies Check that all the acce ssories are s upplied be fore using t he camera. Produ ct numbe rs correct as of July 2010. Th ese may be subjec t to change. 1 Batte ry Pac k (Indicate d as battery pa ck or battery in the tex t) Charge the ba ttery before use. 2 Batt ery Charger (Indicate d as battery char ger or cha[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 10 3 12 6 45 9 78 10 11 1 2 DMW-BCJ13PP K1HA08AD0002 K1HA08CD0028 DE-A81B VFF0671 VFC4324 VYF3287 VFC4366 VGQ0N97  : VYF3361  : VYF3376  : VGK3662  : VGK3696 DMC-LX5P-VQT2W83_eng.bo ok 10 ページ ２０１０年７ 月１日　木曜 日　午後５時 ３１分[...]

11 (ENG) V QT2W83 Names of the Compone nt s 1L e n s 2 Self -timer indi c ator AF Assist Lamp 3F l a s h 4 Shoul der strap eyelet 5 Focus selecto r switch 6 LCD monitor 7 [AF/ AE LOCK] button 8 Play bac k butto n 9 S ta tus ind icator 10 [MENU/SET ] butto n 1 1 [DIS PLA Y] bu tton 12 [Q.MENU] /De lete button 13 Rear dial Rear dial is de scrib ed as[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 12 14 Cursor but tons 15 Aspect ratio selector switch 16 Microphon e 17 Zoom le ver 18 M o ti on pi ct ure bu tto n 19 Flash open s witch 20 Hot shoe cov er • Keep the hot shoe cov er out of reach of children to prevent swa llowing . 21 Mode dial 22 Shutte r button 23 Camera ON/OFF switch 24 [ H DMI] socket 25 [A V OUT /DIGI T AL] s[...]

13 (ENG) V QT2W83 28 T ripod recept acle • When you use a tri pod, make sure the tripod is stabl e whe n th e ca m era is attache d to i t. 29 S peaker • Do not cover th e speaker with yo ur fingers . 30 Card/Bat tery d oor 31 Release lev er 32 DC coupler cove r • When using an AC ada ptor , ensure that t he P anasonic DC coupler (DMW-DCC7; o[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 14 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The batte ry that can be used with th is unit is DMW-BCJ13P P. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat t er y . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The de dicated battery (DMW-BCJ13PP) supports this function. Th[...]

15 (ENG) V QT2W83 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicat or The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns on: The [CHARGE] ind icator A is tur ned on and charg ing will sta rt. The [CHARGE] indicator tur ns off: The [CHARGE] ind icator A of the charger will turn of f once the charging has complet ed with out any problem. • When the [ CH ARGE] indicat or flashes – The [...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 16 ∫ Cha r gi ng tim e ∫ Recording still pictures [when using the LCD monitor/External Live Viewfinder (DMW-L V F 1; optional)] Recording conditions by CIP A standard • CIP A is an abbrevia tion of [Camera & Imag ing Product s Association]. • T emperatur e: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD mo nitor is o n. • Us[...]

17 (ENG) V QT2W83 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a temporary st ora ge device when the card being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longe r tha n th e access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video st anda[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 18 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • Close th e flash. • We rec ommend us ing a Panasonic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso nic batteries (DMW -BCJ13PP). • If you us[...]

19 (ENG) V QT2W83 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (yea r , month, day , hour , minute, display sequence or time displa y format), and press 3 / 4 to set. • Y ou ca n ca nc el w i th ou t s e tti n g the clo ck by press ing [ ‚ ]. Press [MENU/SE[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 20 Setting the Menu This s ection des cribes how to select the [REC] Mode menu set tings, and t he same sett ing c an be us ed for the [MOT ION PICTURE] Mode menu, [P LA YBACK] Mode menu and [S ETUP] menu as well. Example: Setti ng [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the Prog ram AE Mode Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Press [MENU/[...]

21 (ENG) V QT2W83 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mo de ∫ Basic T urn the camera on. A Mode di al • The sta tus indic ator 2 ligh t s when you turn this un i t on 1 . (It tu rns of f after abou t 1 second .) Switching the mode by r ot ating the mode dial. Align a desired mode with part B . • Rot ate the Mode dial sl owly and surely to adju[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 22 ∫ Advanced Aperture-Priori ty AE Mode The shutt er speed is au tomati cally det ermine d by the apert ure value y ou set. Shutter-Priority AE Mode The apert ure value is auto mat ically det ermined by th e shutter speed you set. Manual Exposure Mode The expos ure is adjusted by the ape rtu re value and the shutte r speed which ar[...]

23 (ENG) V QT2W83 [REC] Mode: ³ T aking pictures with your favorite settings ( ³ : Program AE M ode) The camera aut omaticall y sets t he s hutter sp eed and th e aper ture value according t o the brigh tness of th e s ubject. Y ou can take picture s with greate r freedom by c hang ing various setting s in the [REC] m enu . Set the mode dial to [[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 24 In Pro gram AE Mode, y ou ca n change the preset aperture value and shu tter spee d wi thout cha nging the ex posure. T his is called Program Shift. Y ou can mak e the b ackgroun d app ear blurred by decreas ing the aperture value or reco rd a moving subjec t more dynamicall y by sl owing the shut t er speed when t aking a picture [...]

25 (ENG) V QT2W83 [REC] Mode: ñ T aking Pictures Usin g the Automatic Function ( ñ : Intelligent Au to Mode) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to match the subject and t he recordin g co nditions so we rec ommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leav e t he settings to the camera and take pictures easily . Set the m[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 26 When th e ca mera ident i fi es the optimum scen e, the icon of the scen e concern ed is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds, af ter which its color chang es to the usua l red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plicable, and the st andard settings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is select ed, the c amera aut omatically [...]

27 (ENG) V QT2W83 [REC] Mode: Compensating the Exp osure Use this func t ion when you cannot achie ve appropria te exposure due to the diff erence in brightness bet ween the subje c t and the ba ckgroun d. Look at the following examp les. Press the rear dial to select [ È ], and then rot ate the rear dial to compensa te the ex posure. A Exposur e [...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 28 [REC] Mode: T aking pictures by s pecifying the aperture/shutter spee d Set the ape rture valu e to a higher number whe n you want a sharp fo c us backgr ound. Set the ap erture va lue to a lower nu mber wh en you want a sof t focus backgr ound. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. Rot ate the rea r dial to s et the aperture val ue. A Apertu[...]

29 (ENG) V QT2W83 [REC] Mode: T aking pictures by s etting the exposur e manually Determine th e exposure by manuall y setti ng th e aperture value and th e s hutter speed. Set the mod e dial to [ ² ]. • The Manual Expo s ure Assis tanc e A appears for about 10 seconds. Rot ate the rea r dial to s et the aperture and shu tter speed . B Apertu re[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 30 [REC] Mode: Recording Motion Pictu re This can record high defin ition motion pictures comp atible with the A VCHD format or motio n pic tures record ed in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorde d in mona ural. Switching the mode by r ot ating the Mode dial . Note • Motion pic ture record ed cont inuo usly in [ MOTIO N JPEG] is u p [...]

31 (ENG) V QT2W83 [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([NORMAL PLA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to s elect th e picture. • Afte r selecti ng the mot i on pic ture, pre s s 3 to st art playback. [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on t he bui lt-in memory or the card that are being pla yed[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 32 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practise d the bas i c operati ons introdu c ed in thes e operati ng instructi ons and want to progress to adv anced ope rations. • Y ou want to check the T roubleshoot ing. In these kin ds of sit uations r efer t o Opera tin g Ins truc tions (PDF forma t) cont ained o[...]

33 (ENG) V QT2W83 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat) will n ot open Y ou will need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7. 0 or later to browse or prin t the Oper at ing Inst ruc tions (PDF fo rmat). Insert the CD- ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Inst ructions (supplie d), click A and then f ollow the messag es on th[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 34 Specifications Digital Camera : Inf orma tion for yo u r safety Power S ource: DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.4 W (When recording) 0.8 W (When playing bac k ) Camera effective pixels : 10,100, 000 pixels Imag e se ns o r: 1/1. 63 q CCD, total pixel number 1 1,300,000 pixels, Primary color filt er Lens: Optica l 3.8 k zoom, f l 5.1 m[...]

35 (ENG) V QT2W83 Shutter speed: 60 seconds to 1/4000th of a sec ond [ST ARRY SKY] Mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 se conds Expos ure (AE ): Progr am AE (P) / Apertur e-Priority AE (A)/S hut ter-Priority AE (S)/Man ual Ex posure (M) Exposure compensation (1 /3 EV S tep, j 3E V t o i 3E V ) Metering mode: Multi ple/ Center weig ht ed/S pot LCD moni[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 36 Battery Charge r (Panasoni c DE-A81B): I n form ati o n for your safe ty Inpu t: 1 1 0V t o 2 4 0V , 5 0 / 6 0H z , 0 . 2A Outp ut: 4.2 V , 0.65 A Equipment mobili ty: Movable Battery Pac k (lithium-ion) (Panasoni c DMW- BCJ13PP): I n f ormatio n for your sa fety V olt age/capaci ty: 3.6 V/1 250 mA h DMC-LX5P-VQT2W83_eng.bo ok 36 ?[...]

37 (ENG) V QT2W83 Digital Camera Accessory System  : DMW-LMC52  : DMW-LND52  : DMW-LPL52 Accessory# DMW-AC5PP DMW-BCJ13PP DMW-DCC7 RP-CDHM15 RP-CDHM30 Battery Pack Description HDMI mini Cable Figure DMW-FL220 DMW-FL360 DMW-FL500 Flash DMW-LWA52  : MC Protector  : ND Filter  : P[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 38 Product numbers corre ct as of July 2010. These may be subject to change. ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (op tional) can only be used with the des ignate d Pana sonic DC Coupler ( optional). The A C adap tor ( optional) cannot be use d by itself . ¢ 2 The lens adapt or (op t ional ) is necessar y to at tach a wide conversion len s or fil ter[...]

39 (ENG) V QT2W83 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER O[...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 40 Limited W arr anty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic W a y , Secauc us , New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your produ [...]

41 (ENG) V QT2W83 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stan ce in th e U.S.A. an d Puerto Rico in obtaini ng repairs, p lease sh ip the product prepa id to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McV ay Drive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.p a nasonic.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p a ck, includ e all ac cessories, and send it prep aid, [...]

VQT2W83 (ENG) 42 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE O F THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this exclu des damage s for los t time, trav el to and from th e se[...]

43 (ENG) V QT2W83 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Director y (United States and Puerto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Cen ter ; purcha se Par t s and Acces so r ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic .com /[...]

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