Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Operating Instructions

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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................5
Standard Accessories ...............................7
Names of the Components .......................8
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover ...............11
Operating the Rear Dial ..........................12
Attaching the Lens Cap...........................13
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ..................14
Preparation
Charging the Battery ...............................16
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ..........19
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................21
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........23
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................25
• Changing the Clock Setting ..............26
Setting the Menu .....................................27
• Setting menu items ...........................28
• Using the Quick Menu.......................30
About the Setup Menu ............................31
Selecting the [REC] Mode, and
Record Still Picture or Motion Picture .....41
• Tips for taking good pictures .............43
• Select the Aspect Ratio
(still pictures only) .............................43
• Taking the still picture .......................44
• Recording the motion picture ............44
Basic
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE Mode)..............45
• Focusing ...........................................46
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in
the centre of the composition of
the picture you want to take).............47
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......47
• Direction Detection Function.............47
• Programme Shift ...............................48
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............49
• Scene Detection................................50
• AF Tracking Function........................51
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......52
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................54
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom......................54
• Using the Step Zoom ........................57
Playing Back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................58
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................59
• Using the Playback Zoom .................60
• Enlarge the focus point
(display focus point) ..........................61
• Switching the [PLAYBACK MODE] ...61
Deleting Pictures .....................................62
• To delete a single picture ..................62
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures ..............63
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the Screen ........64
Taking Pictures Using the
Built-in Flash............................................67
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................67
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................73
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........74
Setting the Light Sensitivity .....................75
Compensating the Exposure ...................77
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket/
Aspect Bracket ........................................78
• Auto Bracket......................................78
• Aspect Bracket ..................................79
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture/shutter speed ............................81
• Aperture-Priority AE .........................81
• Shutter-Priority AE ...........................81
Taking picture by setting the exposure
manually ..................................................82
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........83
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........84
• MF ASSIST .......................................85
Taking pictures while adjusting colour
(My Colour Mode)....................................87
• Adjusting the custom settings to
achieve desired effects .....................89
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings)..................90
Taking pictures in Custom Mode.............91
Taking Pictures that Match the
Scene Being Recorded (Scene Mode)....92
• [PORTRAIT] ......................................93
• [SOFT SKIN] .....................................93
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ............................94
• [SCENERY].......................................94
• [PANORAMA ASSIST]......................95
• [SPORTS] .........................................96

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Total megapixels	11.3 MP
Image sensor size	- \
Supported aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution	3648 x 2736 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	480 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 640 x 480, 1536 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1920 x 1080, 1920 x 1920, 2048 x 1360, 2048 x 1536, 2304 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 2736 x 2736, 3072 x 2304, 3328 x 1872, 3648 x 2736, 3968 x 2232
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	3.8 x
Extra/Smart zoom	6.7 x
Focal length range	5.1 - 19.2 mm
Number of diaphragm blades	5
Number of aspheric elements	3
Lens structure (elements/groups)	10/9
Aperture range (F-F)	2 - 3.3
Camera shutter speed	60 - 1/4000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	24 - 90 mm
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Selective Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (tele)	0.3 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	1 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, Auto
Light exposure modes	Aperture priority AE, Manual, Shutter priority AE
Light exposure control	Program AE
Light exposure correction	± 3EV (1/3EV step)
Camera shutter interval	0.5 s
Flash modes	Auto, Forced off, Forced on, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.3 - 4.4 m
Flash range (wide)	0.8 - 7.2 m
Scene modes	Beach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Cuisine, Fireworks, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Party (indoor), Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Crop, Resizing
Photo effects	-
White balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Shade
Shooting modes	Aperture priority, Auto, Manual, Movie, Program, Scene, Shutter priority
Camera playback	Movie, Single image, Slide show, Thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Camera file system	DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3
Playback zoom (max)	16 x
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	DEU, ENG, ESP, FRE, ITA, JPN
Video resolutions	320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	AVCHD, M-JPEG
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC, PAL
Internal memory	40 MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Field of view	100 %
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	460000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Battery voltage	3.6 V
Battery capacity	1250 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	400 shots
Cables included	AC, AV, USB
Bundled software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition, / SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, / QuickTime / Adobe Reader

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	43 mm
Width	109.7 mm
Height	65.5 mm
Weight	233 g
Weight (including battery)	271 g