Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 User Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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∫ About the Histogram
A Histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white)
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Examples of Histogram
Note
•
When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [n0EV] during exposure compensation
or in the Manual Exposure Mode
– When the flash is activated
– In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode (P92)
– When the flash is closed
• When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
• When the exposure is not adequately adjusted
• The Histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
• The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode.
• The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture
editing software used in PCs etc.
• Histograms are not displayed in the following cases:
– Intelligent Auto Mode
– Multi Playback
– Recording motion pictures
– Playback Zoom
– Calendar
– When HDMI cable is connected
1 Properly Exposed
2 Underexposed
3 Overexposed
¢ Histogram
F2.0 1/200
F2.0 1/200
F2.0 1/50
F2.0 1/50
AWB
AWB
ISO
ISO
80
80
AWB
AWB
ISO
ISO
80
80
F2.0 1/100
F2.0 1/100
F2.0 1/100 F2.0 1/200

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