Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety.......................2
Quick Guide..............................................8
Standard Accessories............................... 9
Names of the Components.....................10
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap.................13
Preparation
Charging the Battery...............................15
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures)................................16
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery ..............................17
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........18
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 19
• Changing the clock setting ...............20
Setting the Menu.....................................20
• Setting menu items........................... 21
• Using the quick menu.......................23
About the Setup Menu............................23
Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 29
• Select the Aspect Ratio ....................31
Basic
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Program AE mode) .................. 32
• Focusing...........................................33
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the center
of the composition of the picture you
want to take).....................................33
• Preventing jitter (camera shake).......34
• Direction detection function .............. 34
• Enlarge the focus point at the
center (display focus point) ..............34
• Program shift ....................................34
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode).............. 35
• Scene detection................................36
• AF Tracking Function .......................37
• About the flash.................................. 37
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode ...... 37
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ...............38
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical Zoom
(EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom.............38
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY])..................................40
• Confirm the picture in [REC] mode
(Review)...........................................40
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)................................41
• Using the Playback Zoom.................41
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode .... 42
Deleting Pictures.....................................42
• To delete a single picture..................42
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures.............. 43
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor ...........................44
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash...........................................46
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting...............................................46
Taking Close-up Pictures........................49
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........50
Compensating the Exposure ..................51
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket/
Multi Aspect ............................................52
• Auto Bracket .....................................52
• Multi Aspect......................................53
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 54
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture/shutter speed............................55
• Aperture-priority AE ..........................55
• Shutter-priority AE ............................55
Taking picture by setting the exposure
manually .................................................56
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed.........57
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........58
• MF ASSIST.......................................58
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings) .................60
Taking pictures in Custom mode ............ 61
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode) ................62
• * [PORTRAIT]................................ 62
• + [SOFT SKIN]...............................63
• 0 [SELF PORTRAIT]......................63
• , [SCENERY] ................................63
• - [SPORTS]................................... 64
• . [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ...................64
• / [NIGHT SCENERY] ....................64
• 1 [FOOD] .......................................64
• 2 [PARTY]......................................65
• 3 [CANDLE LIGHT]........................65
• : [BABY1]/; [BABY2]..................65
• í [PET]...........................................66
• ï [SUNSET] ................................... 66
• 9 [HIGH SENS.].............................66
• ô [HI-SPEED BURST]....................66
• [FLASH BURST] .........................67
• 5 [STARRY SKY]........................... 67
• 4 [FIREWORKS]............................68
• 6 [BEACH] .....................................68
• 8 [SNOW].......................................68
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 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)	640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1360, 2048 x 1536, 2560 x 1920, 3072 x 2304, 3328 x 1872, 3968 x 2232
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	2.5 x
Combined zoom	10 x
Extra/Smart zoom	4.5 x
Focal length range	5.1 - 12.8 mm
Number of aspheric elements	4
Lens structure (elements/groups)	8/6
Digital SLR	No
Aperture range (F-F)	2 - 8
Camera shutter speed	1/60 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	24 - 60 mm
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (tele)	0.3 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.01 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 1600, 3200, Auto
Light exposure modes	Aperture priority AE, Manual, Shutter priority AE
Light exposure control	Program AE
Light exposure correction	± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Forced off, Forced on, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	0.3 - 5.9 m
Flash range (wide)	0.8 - 8.3 m
Scene modes	Beach, Candlelight, Children, Fireworks, Night landscape, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset
Image editing	Rotating, Trimming
Photo effects	Sepia
White balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Shade
Shooting modes	Aperture priority, Auto, Movie, Shutter priority
Camera playback	Movie, Single image, Thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Camera file system	DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.2
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	DEU, ENG, ESP, FRE, ITA, JPN
Video resolutions	320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC, PAL
Internal memory	50 MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Field of view	100 %
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	460000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Battery voltage	3.7 V
Battery capacity	1150 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	380 shots
Cables included	AV, USB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	27.1 mm
Width	108.7 mm
Height	59.5 mm
Weight	265 g
Weight (including battery)	290 g