Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2 User Manual

Menu Settings
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• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity
is automatically adjusted from [ISO100] to
[ISO200] according to the brightness.
(When using the flash, the adjustment range
becomes [ISO100] to [ISO640].)
n About (intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera detects movements of the subject
near the center of the frame and sets the
optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed
according to the movements and brightness.
• When shooting a moving subject indoors,
you can reduce blur by raising ISO
sensitivity and increasing the shutter speed.
1/125 ISO800
• When taking pictures of a motionless
subject, you can reduce noise by setting
ISO sensitivity at a low level.
1/30 ISO200
•
When you set ISO sensitivity to [ ], ISO
sensitivity is automatically raised up to [ISO800]
(up to [ISO640] when the flash is used).
• When you press the shutter button
halfway, [ ] appears. When you press
the shutter button fully, the shutter speed
is displayed for a while.
• You cannot use the digital zoom (P34)
and auto bracket (P49) when [ ] is
selected.
• Even when [ ] is selected, brightness
or the subject’s moving speed may cause
pictures to blur.
• Movement detection may not be possible
in the following cases.
–When the moving subject is too small
–When the moving subject is on the edge
of the frame
–
In case the subject began to move the
moment you pressed the shutter button fully
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ ] in
Auto Mode [0], [SPORTS] (P63) and
[BABY1]/[BABY2] (P69) in scene mode.
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set in
motion picture mode [i].
• You cannot use program shift (P27) when
[ ] is selected.
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in
[HIGH SENS.] in Scene mode (P68).
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to
[AUTO] or [ ] in Aperture-priority AE,
Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure.
•
To avoid picture noises, we recommend
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE
REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or
setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION]
to [LOW] to take pictures. (P91)
• Refer to P55 for information about Shutter
speed.
ISO sensitivity Setting contents
AUTO
ISO sensitivity is
automatically adjusted
according to
brightness.
(intelligent)
ISO sensitivity is
adjusted according to
subject movements
and brightness.
ISO100
ISO sensitivity is fixed
at respective levels.
ISO200
ISO400
ISO800
ISO1600
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10.2 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Supported aspect ratios	4:3, 16:9
Digital zoom	4 x
Focal length range	6.3 - 25.2 mm
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	1/4 - 1/2000 s
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (wide)	1 - ∞ m
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.8 \
Display resolution (numeric)	207000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating, trimming
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, flash, Shade
Camera playback	movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2 s
Product color	Black
Battery capacity	1150 mAh
Bundled software	LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio SILKPIX DEVELOPER STUDIO ArcSoft Camera Suite (ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker), Adobe Reader, Quick Time
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Light metering	Spot
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	26.3 mm
Width	105.7 mm
Height	55.8 mm
Weight	217 g