Panasonic DMC-LX1GN manual

VQT0S46 Oper ating I nstructions Digital Camer a Model N o . DMC-LX1GN Bef ore use, please read these instructions complet ely .[...]

2 VQT0S4 6 Before U se Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Informatio n for Y our Saf ety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other p[...]

Before Use 3 VQT0 S46 n Care for the camera • Do not sh ake or cause i mpact to the camera. The camera may not be operated nor mally or recording of pictures may be disabled, or the lens may be damaged. • Sand or dust ma y cause a malfunction of the camera. When you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dus t does not get in[...]

Before U se 4 VQT0S4 6 n If y ou will not be using the c amera f or a long time • Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relativ ely stable temperature . [Recommended temperature: 15°C to 25°C , Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%] • Be sure to remove the batter y and the card from the camera. • When the battery is left inserted in t[...]

Before Use 5 VQT0 S46 About These Oper ating Instructions Please note that the descr iption on this page is a s ample and all pages a re not described in this manner . n About illustrations in these operating instructions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustration or the menu screen are a little diff erent from those in actual[...]

6 VQT0S4 6 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About These Operating Instructions . . . . 5 Preparati on Standard Ac cessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Quick Gui d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chargin g the Bat tery wit h the Ch arger .[...]

7 VQT0 S46 Shooting with the extra optical zoom . . . 87 Playback (a dvanced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pict ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Using the [PLAY ] mode me nu . . . . . . . . 89 • Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 • Favori tes se tting [FAV ORITE] . . . [...]

8 VQT0S4 6 Prepara tion Standar d A ccessories Before using y our camera, check the contents. • S D M emo ry Ca r d (32 MB) RP-SD032BVE0 (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Card ”) • Battery Pack CGA-S005E (In the text, it is indicated as “Batter y”) • Battery Charger DE-A12A (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Charger”) • A C Cab[...]

Preparat ion 9 VQT0 S46 Names of the Com ponents 1 Lens par t 2 Self-timer Indicator (P43) AF Assist Lamp (P76) 3 Flash (P31, 39) 4 Jo ystick (P33, 48, 82) 5 AF/AE Lock Button (P84) 6 Cursor buttons w /Self-timer Button (P43) r /[REV] But ton (P36) q /Flash Mode Button (P39) e /Backlight Compensation in A uto Mode (P35)/ Exposure Compens ation (P44[...]

Prepara tion 10 VQT0S4 6 14 Aspect ratio switch (P86) 15 Zoom Lever (P36, 37, 49, 50) 16 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P46) 17 Flash Open Switch (P39) 18 Speaker (P88) 19 Microphone (P58, 74) 20 Mode Dial (P29) 21 Shutter Button (P30) 22 Camera Switch (P22) 23 Lens Cap/Strap Eyelet (P20) 24 [DIGIT A L/A V OUT] Sock et (P103, 105, 107) 25 [DC IN][...]

Preparat ion 11 VQT0 S46 Quic k Guide This is the overview of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. F or each operation, be sure to ref er to the corresponding pages. 1 Char ge the battery . (P12) • When the camera is shi pped, the battery i s not c harged. Char ge the battery b efore use. 2 Insert the batt ery and the c ard. (P14 , [...]

Prepara tion 12 VQT0S4 6 Charging the Battery with the Charger When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the batter y before use. 1 Attach the battery with atte ntion to the direct ion of the battery . 2 Connect the AC C able. • The AC Cable does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal. A gap will remain as shown below .[...]

Preparat ion 13 VQT0 S46 About the Battery n Battery indica tion The remaining batter y p ower appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with the AC adapt or (DMW-A C5; optional).] The indication tur ns red and blinks: Recharge or replace the battery . n The lifetime of the battery The numb er of reco rdab le pict ure[...]

Prepara tion 14 VQT0S4 6 Inser ting/Rem oving the Ba tter y • Check t hat the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the c a rd/ battery door to open it . • Please be sure to use genuine P anasonic batte ries (CG A-S005E). 2 Insert: Insert the c harged batte r y pay ing attention to the direction of th[...]

Preparat ion 15 VQT0 S46 Inser ting/Re moving the Card • Check t hat the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the c a rd /battery door to ope n it . 2 Insert: Insert the ca rd with the label si de facing the back of the ca mera until it clic ks. Remo ve: Push the c a rd until it c lick s , then pull th[...]

Prepara tion 16 VQT0S4 6 About the Card n Access to the card When pictures are being recorded onto the card, the card access indication 1 lights red. When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is cleaned up (P102) or f or matted, do not: • turn the camera off . • remov e the batter y or the card. •[...]

Preparat ion 17 VQT0 S46 Appro ximate number of rec ordab le pictures and the size Aspect ratio Picture size 8M (3840×2160 pixels) 5.5M (3072×1728 pix els) Quality 1 6 M B 0360 0 5 1 0 32 MB 1 7 14 1 1 11 22 64 MB 2 15 29 3 3 23 46 128 MB 4 30 60 6 7 47 93 256 MB 9 59 115 13 14 92 180 512 MB 18 115 230 26 28 180 350 1 GB 36 230 460 52 57 360 710 [...]

Prepara tion 18 VQT0S4 6 Aspect ratio Picture size 4.5 M (2560×1712 pix els) 2.5M (2048×1360 pix els) Quality 16 MB 1 6 12 1 10 19 32 MB 2 13 27 3 21 41 64 MB 4 28 55 6 44 84 128 MB 8 57 110 14 89 170 256 MB 17 110 210 27 170 330 512 MB 34 220 430 54 340 650 1 GB 69 440 860 105 680 1310 2 GB 140 890 1700 210 1360 2560 Aspect ratio Picture size 6M[...]

Preparat ion 19 VQT0 S46 • Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width and the height of the picture. F or aspect ratio settings, see page 86. • If you select a large r pictu re size, you can pr in t pictu res clea rly . When you s elect a s malle r pictu re size, you can st ore mo re p ictu res on a car d thou gh the pictur e qua lity is deter iora[...]

Prepara tion 20 VQT0S4 6 Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap n Lens Cap 1 P ass the string thr ough the ho le on the lens cap. 2 P ass the string thr ough the ho le on the cam era. 3 Attach th e le ns ca p. n Strap 1 P ass the strap thr ough the ho le at the Stra p Eyelet. • Check that the strap is firmly a ttached to the camera. • When you turn the c[...]

Preparat ion 21 VQT0 S46 Setting Date/Time (Cloc k Set) n Init ial s et ting The clock is not set wh en the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the f ollowing screen appears. • T ake the lens cap off before setting the date and time. • Press the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The setting scr een disappears in[...]

Prepara tion 22 VQT0S4 6 Setup Menu Change the settings if necessary . (S ee pages 23 to 25 f or details about the settings.) 1 Remo ve the lens cap and turn the camer a o n. • The menu items depend on t he mode selected with the mode d ial (P29). In this page, the it em s in Programme AE mode [ L ] are indicated. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. 3 S[...]

Preparat ion 23 VQT0 S46 For setting, see page 22. Menu Fun ctions x MONITOR Adjust the br ightness of t he LCD m onitor in 7 steps. P A UTO REVIEW [OFF] : The recorded picture does not au tomatically appear. [1 SEC .] :The record ed picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second. [3 SEC .] :The record ed picture automatically appea[...]

Prepara tion 24 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 22. Menu Func tions 6 BEEP Set to select the v o lume of operational sound. [ 7 ]: No operational sound [ 8 ]: Soft operati onal sound [ 9 ]: Loud operational sound B SHUTTER Set to select the v o lume of shutter sound. [ C ]: No shutter sound [ E ]: Soft shutter s ound [ D ]: Loud shutter sound 9 V OL[...]

Preparat ion 25 VQT0 S46 For setting, see page 22. Menu Fun ctions X VIDEO OUT (Playbac k mode only) [NTSC ] : Video output is set to NTSC system. [P AL] : Video output i s set to P AL system. (P103) TV ASPE CT (Playbac k mode only) [ j ] : Select if your tele vision has a 16:9 aspect ratio . • This mode is best f or showing [ j ] aspect ratio im[...]

Prepara tion 26 VQT0S4 6 About the LCD Monitor n Selecting th e screen to be used A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DISPLA Y /PWR LCD] button to switch to the screen t o be used. • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not acti v ated. During multi pla yback (P49) or playback zoom (P50), the indications on the screen can be turned o[...]

Preparat ion 27 VQT0 S46 n T o view the LCD monitor out doors on a bright sunny da y (P ower LCD functi on) When you press and hold the [DISPLA Y/ PWR LCD] button for 1 second, the p ower LCD function is activated, the LCD monitor becomes br ighter than usual and easier to see outdoors. A : P ower LCD indication • When you take pictures, the LCD [...]

Prepara tion 28 VQT0S4 6 n Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness le vel on t he vertical axis. • It allows the camera us er to easily c heck the wa y a picture is being e xposed. • When the v alues are conc entrated to the lef t A , t[...]

29 VQT0 S46 Recording p ictures (basic) T aking Pictures n The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial t o suit for recording of m any kinds of scenes. Select the desired mode and enjo y the v ar iety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slo wly and securely . L : Programme A E mode (P30) The exposure is automatically adjusted by the camera. M : Aper t[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 30 VQT0S4 6 n Programme AE The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. 1 1 Rem ove the l ens cap . 2 T urn the came r a on. 3 Set the mode dial to pr ogramme AE m ode [ L ]. 4 Sli de th e focu s switch t o [ AF] . 2 Aim t he AF area 1 to the point [...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 31 VQT0 S46 n Correc t posture f or taking good pictures T o take pictures without blurring: • Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep arms stationar y at your side and stand with your f eet slightly apar t. • Be carefu l not to move the camera when you press the shutter but ton. • Do not cov er the microphone[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 32 VQT0S4 6 n Jitter (camera shake) • Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button. • The jitter al er t 1 appears when the shutter speed is slow and the chances of blurring are gr eater . • When the jitter aler t appears, take special care with the shooting methods descr ibed on P31, or use a tripod f [...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 33 VQT0 S46 n Programme shift In Programme AE mode, y ou can change the preset aper ture value and the shutter speed under the same e xposure. This is called Programme shift. By thi s f unctio n, you can ma ke the b ackground more blurre d (by decreasi ng th e aper ture value) or recor d the movi ng subj ect more dynamic[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 34 VQT0S4 6 T aking Pictures in A uto Mode A uto mode makes it easy f or inexperienced users. It displa ys only simple menu settings and allows you to tak e pictures without error . 1 Select the desired item and s et the desired value. n Setti ngs in A uto mode • For det ails, ref er to the pages corresponding to each [...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 35 VQT0 S46 n The Backlight Compensation Backlight is a situation where light com es from behind the s ubject. Subjects such as people become dark when pictures are recorded in the backlight. If you press e , [ 0 ] (compensating backlight ON indication) appears and th e backlight compensation function is activated. This [...]

Recording picture s (basic) 36 VQT0S4 6 Checki ng the Recorded Picture (Revie w) 1 Press r . • The last r ecorded picture appea rs for about 10 seconds. • Press r again to cancel the re view . • Y ou can check the pre vious or f ollowing picture with w / q . • When the recorded pictures are too br ight or dim, compensat e the exposure. (P44[...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 37 VQT0 S46 Using the Op tical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 4 t imes optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. n T o make subjects appear further away use (Wide) n T o make subjects appear cl oser use (T ele) n T o further increase the zoom • Use the e xtra optical zoo[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 38 VQT0S4 6 • The optical zoom is set to Wide (1×) when the camera is tur ned on. • If you use the z o om function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again. • The lens barrel (P9) is ejected or retracted according to the z oom position. • T ake care not to interrupt the motion of the lens while [...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 39 VQT0 S46 T aking Pictures u sing the Bu ilt-in Flash When you set the flash, you can take pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition. n T o open the flash Slide the [ < OPEN] s witch A . B Photo flash • Do not cov er the photo flash with your fingers or an y other items. n T o close th[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 40 VQT0S4 6 r : A UTO The flash is automatically ac tivated according to the r ecording condition. s : AUT O/Red-eye reduction The flash is automatically ac tivated according to the r ecording condition. It reduces the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appear red in photo flash) by triggering the flash before actua[...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 41 VQT0 S46 n A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avai lable flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( e : Av ai lable, —: Not availa ble) *Not av ailable in ba ckli ght comp ensation n The av a ilable flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash range is an approximation. • Ref er to P31 f[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 42 VQT0S4 6 n Shutter speed for eac h flash mode • The se ttings may be diff erent from those shown here if y ou are using scene modes. – [NIGHT SCEN ERY] : 8 to 1/2000 (sec.) – [ST ARR Y SKY] : 15, 30 or 60 (sec.) • Do not st are at the p hoto flash from cl os e p roxi mi t y . • If y ou bring the flash too c [...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 43 VQT0 S46 T aking Pictures with the Self-timer 1 Switch the self-timer setting. 4 : Self-timer set to 10 seconds L 5 : Self-timer set to 2 sec onds L No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subject to take the pic tur e . • The self-timer indicator 1 b links and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).[...]

Recording picture s (basic) 44 VQT0S4 6 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press e se veral times until [ C EXPOSURE] appear s and then compens ate the expo sure. • Y ou can compensate from –2 EV to +2 EV in st[...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 45 VQT0 S46 T aking Pictures using A uto Brac ket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired exposure among the 3 types of pictures . 1 Press e seve ral t im es u ntil [ B A UT O BRACKET] appears [...]

Recording picture s (basic) 46 VQT0S4 6 Optical Ima ge Stabiliz er [ST ABILIZER] This mode re cognizes and compensa tes ji tter . Y ou can reduce blurri ng caus ed by jit ter es peciall y when you take pictures wi th the opt ical zoo m set to T ele or when you take pictures i ndoors where the shut ter speed i s slowed down. A Optical Image Stabiliz[...]

Recording p ictures (basic) 47 VQT0 S46 T aking Pictures using Burst Mode 1 Press th e Single/Bur st Mode Button to switch the burst mo de sett ing and t hen take pic tu res. • Hold do wn the shutter button f ully to activate the b urst mode. n Num ber of pictures record ed i n bur st mode *The transf er speed of the card has no eff ect on the bu[...]

48 VQT0S4 6 Play back (b asic ) Pla ying Bac k Pictures 1 Select the picture . • w : Pl ay back the previous picture. • q : Pl ay back the next picture. • The picture f ollowing the last one is the f irst picture. • When [RO T A TE DISP .] (P92) is set to [ON], pictures recorded by holding the camera v er tically are play ed back ver t ica [...]

Play back (basic) 49 VQT0 S46 9/16/25 Pi ctures Multi Pla ybac k 1 Switch to mul ti screen. For e xample: When you have chosen to show 9 pictures • When you selec t multi playback, the scr oll bar A appe ars so you ca n check t he p osit ion of the select ed pic ture i n the tot al pi ctur es. 2 Select the pictures. • The follo wing infor matio[...]

Play back (b asic ) 50 VQT0S4 6 Using the Pl a yback Zoom 1 Enla rge t he p ictu re . • When y ou rotate the zoom le ver tow ards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnifi cation becomes lower . • When you change t he magnification, the zoom position indicati on A appears for about 1 second to chec k t he position of the section enlarged. ?[...]

Play back (basic) 51 VQT0 S46 Deleting Pictures n T o delete a si ngle picture 1 Select the picture to be delet ed. • w : Play bac k the previous picture. • q : Play bac k the next picture. 2 Delete the picture. • While deleting the picture , [ A ] appears on the screen. n T o d ele te mult iple pic tu res 1 Select [MUL TI DELETE]. 2 Select t[...]

Play back (b asic ) 52 VQT0S4 6 3 Delete the pictures. • It is p ossible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. n T o delete all pict ures 1 Select [ALL DELETE]. 2 Delete all of the pictures . • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Please double-chec k before deleting pictures. • Do not tur n off t he camera while d eleting. • Pict[...]

53 VQT0 S46 Recording pictures (a dvanced) Using the Mode D ial When you want the background to be in sharp focus , set the aper ture value to a higher number . The higher the aper ture val ue is the smaller the apert ure opening will be. F or a soft focus bac kground, set the aper ture value to a lower number which corresponds to a larger aper tur[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 54 VQT0S4 6 When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast mo v ing subject, set to a f ast er shutter speed. When you w ant to create a tr ail eff ect, set t o a slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shut ter speed and take the p ictu re . A Shutter speed e : F aster r : Slo wer • Refer to P57 for the av ailable range [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 55 VQT0 S46 Decide the exposure by setting the ap er ture value and the shutter speed manually . 1 Set the ape rture value an d the shutter speed. • e / r : Set the aper ture value A a nd the shutter speed B . • w / q : Select the aper ture value and the shutter speed. 2 Press the s hutter bu tton halfway . • In[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 56 VQT0S4 6 • Refer to P57 for the a vai lable range of the apert ure v alue and the shutter speed. • Y ou cannot set the f ollowing items in manual e xposure. –Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ u ] (P40) – [A UT O] in ISO s ensitivity (P72) (When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure , the ISO sens i[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 57 VQT0 S46 n Aperture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-p riority AE Shutter-priority AE Manua l exposur e • The aper tu re values in the table abov e are the values when the zoom le ver is rotated to Wide at maximum. • Some of the aperture values cannot be selected depending on t he zoom magnif icat ion. A vaila[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 58 VQT0S4 6 Y ou can record motion pictures with audio . 1 Select [PICT .MODE]. • Close the menu b y press ing the shutter button halfw ay or the [MENU] button after f i nishing the setting. • Select either [ j ] or [ h ]. ( P86) Y ou cannot shoot motion pictures in the [ ] aspect ratio . n In [ j ] aspect n In [ [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 59 VQT0 S46 n A vailable recording time (sec onds) • The recordable time is an approximation. (Actual times depend on recording conditions and the type of SD card.) • Recording time depends on the subject. • The remainin g recordable time shown on the LCD may not reduce regularly . • This camera cannot tak e m[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 60 VQT0S4 6 Set the mode dial to [ R ] or [ S ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] men u. When [SCENE MENU] (P25) is set to [OF F] in the [SETUP] menu, press the [M ENU] b utton to displa y the [SCENE MODE] men u. • Press w to see explanations of the scene modes. (Press q to retur n to the menu.) • When rotating t he zo[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 61 VQT0 S46 This mode allo ws you to mak e the subject stand out from an unf ocused background and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achiev e a health y complexion on the subject. n T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more effectiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as f ar as pos si ble. 2 Be close t[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 62 VQT0S4 6 Use this mode t o take pictures of food in restaurants, irrespective of the lighting, so that the natural colours of the subject come out. • The ISO s ensitivity is au tomatically adjusted to the optimal value . This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera focuses on a distant s[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 63 VQT0 S46 This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and the slo w shutter speed. n T echnique fo r Night portrait mode • Open the flash. (P39) • Due to the slo w shutter speed, use a tripod and the self-timer (P43[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 64 VQT0S4 6 This mode adjusts the exposure and tone to bring out the healthy colour of your baby’ s skin. T he flash will be weaker than normal if you choose to use it. • Y ou can also enter your baby’ s age so t hat it appears when y ou are showing the picture later . • Y ou can a lso use the [ LUMIX Simple V[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 65 VQT0 S46 This mode he lps you take pictures that make the skin of your subject appear smoother . Us e this mode when taking por traits from the chest up . n T echnique for Soft skin mode T o make this mode more effectiv e: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as f ar as pos si ble. 2 Be close to the subject. 3 Select [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 66 VQT0S4 6 Select this mode when you want to take pictures at wedding receptions, indoor par ties, etc. Both the people and the bac kground can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slo wing down the shutter speed. n T echnique for P ar ty mode • Open the flash. (P39) • Due to the slo w[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 67 VQT0 S46 This mode allows you to take a picture in locations such as skiing resor ts and locations near sn owy mountains. The ex posure and t he white balance are adjusted to make t he white colour of the snow stand out. • The ISO s ensitivity is automa tically adjusted to the optimal value. Choose this setting t[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 68 VQT0S4 6 This mode allows you to t ake a picture of yourself . n T echniqu e for S elf-portra it mode • When y ou are f ocused by pressing the shutter button halfwa y , the self-timer indicator lights up . Fix the camera f ir mly and then press the shutter button fully . • A bl inking self-timer lamp indicates [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 69 VQT0 S46 Usin g th e [R EC ] mod e me nu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows y ou to crea te wide v ariations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desire d recording mode. • The menu items depend on t he selected recording mode. • When rotating the zoom lever to ward T or W , th[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 70 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 69. This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under s unlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the wh ite balance to the mode except [A UTO], you can [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 71 VQT0 S46 n Setting the White Balance manually (White set p ) Use this mode when y ou want t o set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ p ] (Whit e Set) and then press q . 2 Select [ : ] (Wh it e se t 1 ) or [ ; ] (White set 2) and then press q . 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white objec[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 72 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 69. ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the ISO sensit ivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [AUT O], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to t[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 73 VQT0 S46 For setting, see page 69. Y ou can select 4 types of quality (compression rate) acc ording to the usage of the picture. • Whe n the qua lity is se t to [TI FF] or [R AW], a JPEG picture with the quality equal to the Standard [ H ] is created at the same time. The JPEG file is also erased if you erase the[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 74 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 69. Y ou can take a picture with audio . • Whe n you set [ AUDIO RE C.] to [ ON], [ I ] appears on the screen. • When y ou star t recording by f ocusing on the subject and pres sing the shutter butt on, the audio recording will be automatically stopped in 5 seconds. There is no ne[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 75 VQT0 S46 For setting, see page 69. n High speed AF (H) mode • When you select 3-area-f o cusing (high speed) or 1-ar ea-f ocusing (high speed), the auto focus is activated in high speed and you can focus on t he subject more quickly . • Pictures may become still in the condition they were in before the subject [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 76 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 69. This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by alw ays f ocusing on the subject. When the AF mode is set to 1-area- focusing, 1-area-f oc using (high s peed) or spot-focusing, the time required f or focusing when pressing the shutter button halfwa y will be reduced. • [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 77 VQT0 S46 For setting, see page 69. It is possib le to furt her magnify a subject already magnified 4 times with the optical zoom 4 more times with t he digital zoom, thereby reaching a maximum o f 16 times. (Y ou can still use the e xtra optical zoom.) For details about the e xtra optical zoom, see page 87. n Enter[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 78 VQT0S4 6 For setting, see page 69. Use this function accor ding to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you take pictures in dar k places, noise may become visible. T o avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [NOISE RE DUCTION] in [PICT .ADJ .] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 79 VQT0 S46 1 Select [FLI P ANIM.]. • A motion picture f ile is created by putting pictures recorded in [PICTURE CAPTURE] together by [CREA TE MO TION PICTURE]. • A udio cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record audio using the audio dubbing. (P97) 2 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE]. • The picture size i s 320×240 pix[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 80 VQT0S4 6 5 Select [FR AME RA TE] and set th e number of fram es. 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION PICTURE] and crea te a flip anim ati on. • The f ile number appears after creating a flip animation. n Playing back created flip an imations • Y ou ca n play back created flip animations with the same method used to pla y[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 81 VQT0 S46 Using the Qu ick setting Y ou can change the f ollowing with the joystic k w hen recording. • [W .BAL ANC E] (P7 0) • [ SENSI TIVITY] (P72) • [PICT .SIZE ] (P72) • [QUALITY] (P73) • [PICT .MOD E] (P5 8) 1 Press and h old the joy stick to show the shortcut men u in recor ding mode. • The Quick s[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 82 VQT0S4 6 T aking Pictures with Man ual Focus 1 Slide the f ocus s witch to [MF]. • AF: Auto focus • AF w : Macro mode • MF: Manual focus 2 Mo ve the joy stick w / q to select [MF], the n mov e the jo ystick e / r to fo cus. • A : MF indication • B : F oc al distance • e : Fur ther • r : Closer • The[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 83 VQT0 S46 n MF assistance Move t he joystick e / r w hile [M F ASSI ST] is set to [MF1] or [ MF2] to enlarge the picture to help f o cusing. (P 23) • [MF1]: The c entre area of the pict ure is enlarged. Y ou ca n focus while considering the overall composition of the picture. • [MF2]: The whole pi c ture is enla[...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 84 VQT0S4 6 AF/AE Lock (AF: A uto focus/ AE: A uto exposure) Locking the f ocus is useful when the subject is outside of the AF area of the shot you w ant to tak e. Locking the e xposure is useful if there is e xtreme contrast in the shot and you cannot get t he best exposure. 1 Select [AF/AE L OCK] from the [REC] men[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 85 VQT0 S46 AF Macr o mode This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of flowers . Y ou can take pictures approaching the subject at a dist ance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom le ver upmost to Wide (1×). 1 Select [AF w ] w ith the f ocus sw it ch . • AF: [...]

Recording pictur es (advanced) 86 VQT0S4 6 Setting the aspect ratio Aspect ratio is the ratio of the wid th and the height of the picture. This camera gives y ou three aspect ratios to choose f rom. • j • • h • Y ou cannot shoot motion pictures in the [ ] aspect ratio . • Depending on the aspect ratio setting, t he edges of the picture ma[...]

Recording pictures (a dvanced) 87 VQT0 S46 Shooting with the ex tra optical zoom The camera’ s optical zoom can n ormally giv e you a telephoto zoom of 4 t im es, b ut by choosing a resolution that has an EZ suff ix, f or example 5.5M , the e x tra optical z oom star ts functioning and zoom ex tends as follo ws. (The example uses [ j ] aspect rat[...]

88 VQT0S4 6 Pla yback (advan ced) Playing Bac k Pic tures wit h A u dio/Motion pictu res n Picture s with audi o Select the picture with audio icon [ A ] A and pla y bac k the audio. n Motion pictures Select the picture with the motion pictur e icon B an d play bac k the motion pictures. • The cursor display ed dur ing pla y back corresponds to e[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 89 VQT0 S46 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu The pla y mode menu off ers you v ar ious wa ys to pla y and edit your pictures. • When rotating the z oom lev er toward T , the page of t he menu screen c an be forw arded. (vice versa) • After selecting the item, change the settings as described on the follo wing pages. a : [SLIDE [...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 90 VQT0S4 6 For menu operations , see page 89. 1 Select [A LL] or [ ]. • See page 91 f or instruc tions on how to add pictures to your fav or ites list. • Sta r t from s tep 2 if [F A VO RI TE] is set to [OF F]. 2 Set the item s of the Slide Sho w . • Y ou can s elect [MAN U A L] if you hav e selected [ ] in step 1. 3 Se[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 91 VQT0 S46 For menu operations , see page 89. 1 Select [ON] to s e t it. 2 Press e durin g pla y back to place the pictur e in y our fav orites list. A F avorites indicator • T o cancel the fav or ite setting, press e to clea r [ ]. n For detai ls about using the Sli de Show feature with y o ur fav o rites list, see page 90[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 92 VQT0S4 6 • Y ou can place up to 999 pi c tures in your f av or ites list. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-check before deleting pictures. • Do not turn off the camera while delet ing. • Pictures that are protected (P96) or that do not conform to DCF standards (P48) will not be delet ed. [...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 93 VQT0 S46 For menu operations , see page 89. Y ou can rotate and displa y the recorded pictures in increm ents of 9 0°. n Example When rotating cloc kwise ( a ) 1 Select the picture to be r otated and set it. • Y ou cannot rotate motion pictures, f lip animations, or protected i mages. 2 Select the dire ction to r otate t[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 94 VQT0S4 6 For menu operations , see page 89. DPOF (Digital Print Order F o rmat) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatible photo printers. DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be printed. Many commercial photo printing ser vices now use DPOF . 1[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 95 VQT0 S46 n T o cancel all setti ngs Select [YES] to cancel all settings. n T o print the date Y ou can set/cancel the print ing with the recorded date each press of the [DISPLA Y] button when setting the number of prints. • The date pr int icon [ L ] appear s. • When y ou go to a photo studio f or digital printing, be s[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 96 VQT0S4 6 For menu operations , see page 89. Y ou can set the protection t o the pictures which you do not want to delete f or prev enting them from accidental erasure. 1 Select [SING LE], [MUL TI] or [CANCEL]. n Single s etting Select the picture and set/cancel the pr otection . n Multi setting/ T o cancel all settings P er[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 97 VQT0 S46 For menu operations , see page 89. Y ou can record the audio after taking a picture. 1 Select the picture and start audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the confirmation screen appears. Press r to select [YES ], and press q to star t audio recording. (The original audio is ov erwritten.) 2 St[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 98 VQT0S4 6 For menu operations , see page 89. This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file siz e of t he picture in cas es when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a websit e. 1 Select the picture and set it. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. –When the aspect ratio setting is [ j ] Pi[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 99 VQT0 S46 3 Select [YES] or [ NO] and set it. • When y ou select [YES], the picture is ov erwr itten. When resized pictures are ov erwr itten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the resized picture. When you select [NO], a resized picture is newly created. • Y ou may[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 100 VQT0S4 6 2 Enlar ge or decrea se the pictu r e. 3 Shift the pic ture and press the shutter b utton fully to set. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwritten. When trimmed pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot o[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 101 VQT0 S46 For menu operations , see page 89. Resize pictures tak en in 16:9 aspect ratio f or printing to 3: 2 or 4:3. 1 Select [ ] or [ h ] and set it. 2 Select the picture . 3 Move the frame to trim the picture. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YE S], the picture is ov erwritten. When pictures with [...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 102 VQT0S4 6 For menu operations , see page 89. Use this to speed up you SD card’ s transf er speed if it becomes noticeably slo wer . This nor mally happens aft er shooting and erasing repeatedly . Reduced transf e r speed can especially eff e ct the recording of motion pictures, where recording can be interrupted. Clean up[...]

Pla yback (advan ced) 103 VQT0 S46 Pla ying Back Pictures wi th a TV Screen n Playing back pictures with the suppl ied cable • T ur n the camera and the TV off . • Set the [TV ASPECT ]. (P25) 1 Connec t the A V cable A (supplied) to the [A V OUT] soc ket of the camera. • Connect the A V cab le with the [ f ] mark facing t he [ w ] m ark on th[...]

104 VQT0S4 6 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable [ 4 : USB MODE] Select the USB system before connecting a computer or printer to the camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P24) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 Select [PC] or [Pi c tBridge (PTP)]. • If y ou co[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 105 VQT0 S46 Connecting to a PC • By connecting the camera to a computer , you can upload your pictures, then use the software on the i ncluded CD-ROM ([LUMIX Simple V iewer] and [PHOT OfunSTUDIO] for Windo ws ® ) to print or send your images by e-mail. • If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver an d the[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 106 VQT0S4 6 n Folder Compositio n Folders appear as follo ws. 1 Folder number 2 File number 3 JPG : Pict ures MO V : Motion pictures The contents of each f older are: • This unit stores up t o 999 picture fi les in each f older . A new f older is created after this maximum is reached. • T o reset file and folder n[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 107 VQT0 S46 Conne cting to a P ictBr idg e-co mpliant Pr inter By connecting the came ra directly to a printer suppor ting PictBr idge via the USB connection cable (supplied), y ou can s elect the pictures to be printed or start pr inting on the LCD monitor. Make the necessar y s ettings on your printer beforehand. (R[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 108 VQT0S4 6 n Single pic ture 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A message displays f or about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • The items which are not suppor ted b y the printer are display ed in gra y and cannot be selected. • When y ou want to print pi c tures in a paper size or a la yout which is no[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 109 VQT0 S46 n [P A GE L A Y OU T] (P oss ible l ay ou ts on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and the n print out the picture. • Press the [MENU] button t o cancel printing. n DPOF pictu re • Set the DP OF print with this camera in advance . (P94) 1 Select [DPOF PICTURE]. • When print ing under the new setting[...]

Connecting to a PC or Printer 110 VQT0S4 6 n Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad va nce When the printer suppor ts the date printing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF pr int in advance . (P95) The recording date can be printed b y selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disconnec[...]

111 VQT0 S46 Others Screen Displa y n In re c ordin g 1 Recording m ode (P29) 2 Flash (P39) 3 White balance (P70) 4 ISO sensitivity (P72) 5 Focus indication (P30) 6 Continuous AF (P76) 7 P ic ture si ze (P 72 ) 8 Quality (P 73) / / / / / : In Motion picture m ode (P58) 6 : Jitter alert indication (P32) 9 Batter y indication (P13) 10 Colour effect ([...]

Others 112 VQT0S4 6 n In play back 1 Playback mode 2 Number of DPOF [ d ] prints (P94) 3 Prote cted picture (P96) 4 A : Still or motion pictures with audio (P88) 5 Pi cture size (P72) 6 Quality (P 73) / / / / / : In Motion pict ure mode (P58) 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder/File number 9 Page n umber/T otal pictures 10 Histogram (P28) 11 Recor[...]

Others 113 VQT0 S46 Cautions for Use In the e vent of abnormal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an u nusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and consult the P ana sonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. n Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause i mpact to it . • The lens or the outer c[...]

Others 114 VQT0S4 6 n Card Do not leave the card in places where there i s hi gh temperatu re or direct sunlight , or where electromagnetic waves or stati c electri city are easily gen erated. Do not bend or dr op the car d. • The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damage d or erased. • Store the card in the card case or the sto[...]

Others 115 VQT0 S46 Mes sag e Dis play [THIS MEMOR Y C ARD IS PRO TEC TED] Cancel the card lock . [NO V ALID PICTU RE TO PLA Y] Play back after recording or after inser ting a card with a recorded picture. [THIS PICTURE IS PRO TECTED] After cancelling the protect setting, you can delete or ov erwr ite the picture. [THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [...]

Others 116 VQT0S4 6 [MOTI ON RECORDING W AS CANCELLED DUE T O THE LIMIT A TION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD] When you set the [ PICT .MODE] to [30fpsV GA] or [ 30fps16:9], use car ds that hav e a speed of 10 MB/second or better (shown on the car d packaging) for best results. Shooting may stop unexpectedly with some types of card or if y ou use[...]

Others 117 VQT0 S46 T roub leshootin g If y ou put the menu back t o the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carr y out th e [RESET] in the setup menu. (P24) n Battery and po wer suppl y n Shooti ng Conditio ns Causes The camera will not t urn on. Is the battery insert ed correctly? Check the direction of the batter y[...]

Others 118 VQT0S4 6 n LCD Condition s Causes The picture is no t disp layed on the L CD monitor . Is the power sa ve mode (P23) activated? Press the shutter button halfwa y t o disactive these modes. Is the battery charge insufficient to operat e the camera? Use a battery that has been suff iciently charged. The brightness of the screen becomes dar[...]

Others 119 VQT0 S46 n Flash Conditio ns Causes Flash is not activated. M ake sure the flash is open. Slide the [ < OPE N] swit ch. (P39) The flash is not activ ated when motion picture mode [ i ], [SCE NERY], [NIG HT SCE NERY], [FIR EWORKS ] or [ST ARR Y SKY] in scene mode (P60) is selected. The flash is activ ated 2 times. With A UT O/Red-eye r[...]

Others 120 VQT0S4 6 n Play ba ck Condition s Causes The picture is not played back. Is the card inser ted? Is there a picture in t he card? Is the mode dial set to pla yback [ Q ]? Pictures rota te unexpectedly . One of the f eatures of this unit can aut omatically detect when you hav e turn ed the camera side on to take a picture, then rotate that[...]

Others 121 VQT0 S46 n Connecting to a TV , comp uter or printer Conditio ns Causes The picture does n ot appear on the television. The TV screen is disturbed or displayed in monoc hrome. Is the camera connected to the TV correctly? Check it. Set the TV to video input mode . Cann ot pl ay moti on pictures on a television. Y ou cann ot play motion pi[...]

Others 122 VQT0S4 6 n Other s Condition s Causes Unreadable language was selected by mistake . Select [ { ] icon on the [SETUP] menu to set the desired language. (P25) When the sh ut ter butt on is pressed halfway , a red lamp turns on sometimes. In dar k places, the AF assist lamp (P76) lights r ed to make it easier to f ocus on a subject. The AF [...]

Others 123 VQT0 S46 Specificatio ns Digital Camera: Inf or mation f or your saf ety P ower Source: DC 5.1 V P ower Consumpt ion: 2. 1 W (When recording) 1.0 W (When playing back) Camera Effective pixels: 8,400,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/1.65 ″ CCD , total pixel number 8,610,000 pixels Primar y c olour filter Lens: Optical 4× zoom, f=6.3 to 25.2 [...]

Others 124 VQT0S4 6 Micr ophone : Monaural Speaker: Monaural Recording media: S D Memor y Card/MultiMediaCard Picture siz e: Still picture: Aspect ratio [ j ]: 3840×2160 pix els, 3072×1728 pix els, 1920×1080 pix els Aspect ratio [ ]: 3248×2160 pix els, 2560×1712 pix els, 2048×1360 pix els Aspect ratio [ h ]: 2880×2160 pix els, 2304×1728 pix[...]

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