PHOTOGRAPHERS

GUIDE TO THE
PANASONIC LUMIX LX7

GETTING THE MOST FROM PANASONICS

ADVANCED COMPACT CAMERA

ALEPLRH DEF-L S. WHITE

Cepyright ti} E1113 by Ale:-Lander 5. W hite. All rights reserved

Nd part of this puhliesticm may he reprddueed, 5-t'II|-l"[d in :1
ret rieyal system err transmitted in any tie rm -Ell hy any ineaiis,
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Contents
Author's Hple and Acltnewleclgments
Intreductien
Chapter 1: Preliminary Setup
Charging an-ti Inserting the Battery
Chuersing and Inserting a Piernery Card

intretluctlen te Main Eentrels

Tep ef Camera
Baclc er Camera
Frent ef Camera
Flight Side ef Camera

Bettem ef Camera
Setting the Language, Date, anti Time
Chapter 2: Basie Dperatiens
Tal-ting Pictures
Fully Autemae: Intelligent Ptute Ii-'1c:=|:le

Basic "tiariatiens frem Fully Aute matit

Fetus
Manual Fecus
Ertpesure
Eitpesure Cempens-atiun

Flash
Pietien Picture Ftecertling
Viewing Pictures
Basic Playhacl-t

Playing Meyies
Chapter 3: The Fteecrrding Hucles

E1

Preliminary Steps Elefere Sheeting Pictures

Intelligent Aute l'-letle
Intelligent eute Plus
Pregiam Merle
Aperture Prierity ll-tede
Shutter Prienty isle-tie
Manual Eitpesure Merle
Scene Pletle
Pertrait

Eeit El-tin
Scenery
Pane-rama Shet
Sperts
Night Pertrait

Might Scenery
Handheld Might Shet
HDR
Feed
Baby 1 anti El-al:|y 2
Pet

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Sunset
Glass Threugn
3D
Creative Centrel Mede
Expressive
Retire
High Iiiey

1113

Lew liey

12[l

Sepia
Dynamic Menechreme

12-D
12-D

Impressive Art
High Dynamic
Cress Precess

121
121
122

Tey Camera
Miniature

123
124

Seft Fucus
Star Filter
Cine Peint Euler

125
12Ei
122

Smeeth Defecus
Ftadlai Defecus

123
12S

Eustem I-iudes: E1 and C2

Chapter 4: The Recording Menu

Phete Style
Standard
vivid
Natural
l'-ienuchreme

S-cenery
Pertrait
Custem
Picture Size
E1-ttended El|:|i:ical Eecim

Digital 2eem
Quality
ISU |[Sensitivity]|
ISEJ Limit Set

El

1EIS
ttie
11-El
113
11S
11S

1213
131]

134
133
13S
1-iii
141

142
143
144
145
14-E

149
15-ii
152
15S

ISEI Increments

155

EiILlIIEi'lIIlEIE| ISD
Pregiam Diagram
Face Fiecegnitien
PF [P-uteiecus} Mede
Face Detectien
AF Traclting
23-Area
1-Area
Quicli AF

152
159
151
153
154
156
152
15S
121

.4F,ii!iE Leci-t

122

Metering Mede
Intelligent Dynamic
Multiple Eiipesure
Minimum Shutter Speed

123
122
12B
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PHOTOGRAPHERS
GUIDE TO THE
PANASONIC LUMIX LX7

CIETTING THE MOST FROM PAl\lASONlC'S

ADVANCED COMPACT CAl*vlERA

ALE}{Ai*~l DEF-L S. WHITE

Cepyright 1?} 21313 by Aleicander S. W hite. All rights reserved

hie part ef this publicatien may be repreducecl, stered in a
retrieval system er transmitted in any tb rm er by any means,
electrenic, mechanical, phetecepying, recerding er etherv.'ii-se, vritheut the priur written permissiun ef the cepyright
helder, eitcept [er brief guetatiens used in a review.

Published by
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Contents
Anther's Hi:-te and Acluieiiiiledgments
Intreiluctien
Chapter 1: Preliminary Setup
Charging and Inserting the Battery
Cheesing and Inserting a Memery Card

tntreductlen te Main Eentrels

Tep ef Camera
Bad: er Camera
Frent ef Camera
Ftight Side ef Camera

Bettem er Camera
Setting the Language, Date, and Time
Chapter 2: Basic Dperatiens
Tal-ting Pictures
Fully Autemalic: Intelligent Aute Mede

Basic variatiens frem Fully Aute matic

Fetus
Manual Fucus
Ertpesure
Eapesure Cempensatieri

Flash
Metien Picture Ftecerding
Viewing Pictures
Basic Playlaact-t

Playing Mevies
Chapter 3: The Fteeerding Hades

E1

Preliminary Steps Elefere Sheeting Pictures

Intelligent Aute Mede
Intelligent Aute Pius
Piegiam Mede
Aperture Prienty Mede
Shutter Pi-ienty Me-tie
Manual Eiipesure Mede
Scene Mede
Perhait

Sert Si-tin
Scenery
Pane-rama Shet
Sperts
Might Pertrait

Might Scenery
Handheld Might Shet
HDR
Feed
Eahy 1 ancl El-ahy 2
Pet

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Sunset
Glass Threugh
3D
Creative Control Mede
Expressive
Retro
High Iitey

113

Low ltey

12[l

Sepia
Dynamic Monochrome

12-3
12-3

Impressive Art
High Dynamic
Cress Precess

121
121
122

Tey Camera
Miniature

123
124

Soft Focus
Star Filter
Cine Point Color

125
125
122

Smeeth Defecus
Ftadlai Defecus

123
123

Custom I-ledes: C1 and C2

Chapter 4: The Recording Menu

Phete Style
Standard
vivid
Natural
Monochrome

S-cenery
Pertrait
Custem
Picture Size
E1-ttended Cl|:|i:ical 2oom

Digital 2eem
Quality
ISCI |[Sensitivity]|
ISEJ Limit Set

El

133
133
11-El
113
113
113

123
13D

134
133
133
1-iii
141

142
143
144
145
14-E

143
15-ll
152
155

ISCI Increments

155

EiItlIIEi'lIIlEC| 1SCi
Pregiam Diagram
Face Fiecegnitien
AF [P-uteiecusji Mede
Face Detection
AF Traclting
23-Area
1-Area
Quicli AF

152
153
151
153
154
155
152
153
121

AFJAE Leci-t

122

Metering Mede
Intelligent Dynamic
Multiple Eiipesure
Minimum Sh utter Speed

123
122
123
132

CC! l"-lTEl"-JTE

Intelligent Resolution
Intelligent 2oom

Digital 2oem
Step 2eom
Sta l3lll2E.'l'

Autofecus Assist Lamp

Flash
Flash Synchre
Flash Adjustment
Red-eye Removal
Clptional viewnder
Aspect Eracltet
Time Lapse Shot
Date Stamp
Clocit Set
Chapter 5: Dtlier Controls
Aspect Ratio Switch
Aperture Ring
Focus Switch
Flash Clpen Switch
Mode Dial
Shutter Elutton
Eoem Lever
Power Switch
Movie Eutton
Play Button
i"tCi;'Focus Lever

Rear Dial
Eiiposure Compensation with Rear Dial
Program Shift with Rear Dial
Quicli Men u.i"l'rash 3utton
Cluiclt Menu Function

Cance|,i'Trash Function
AF,i'AE Loclt 3utton

Five-Button Array
Up 3utton: ISCI
Right Button: White Balance
Left Button: Function {Fn}

Down E-utton: Continuous Sheetingi'Self-Timer

Eu rst Shooting
Auto Eracliet
Sell-timer
Center E-iutton: Men u,i'5elt

Display Button
Status Indicator
Chapter 5: Playback
The Playbaclt l'-'lenus

The Playbaclt t-lode Menu

iiiermal Play
Slide Show
[Play] All

1-33
134
135
135
132
133
133
133
133
134
1'35
1'33
133
232
234
235
235
233
233
213
213
211
211

212
212
213
214
212
212

213
223
223
222
224
225
225
225
233
241

242
243
253
253
253
252
25-B
253

253
253
2'52
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[Play] Picture Dnlyfvideo Dnly

3D Play
Category Selection
Favorite

Cither Playtiacit Modes

ltering Play
Calendar
The Playbaclt l'-'lenu

Upload Set
|'|tle Edit
Tel-it Stamp
'v'ideo Divide
Resi:-:e
Cropping

LeveHng
Favorite
Print Set
Protect
Face Recognition Edit

Cent

Auto Retouch and Creative Retouch

Playbaclt of Videos and Dther Types of Files
Chapter 2': The Setup I-llenu
Clocl-t Set

World Time
Travel Date
Beep
v'olume
Custom Set l'~'lemory

Fn Button Set
LCD Display
LCD Mo-de
L"iiF Display Style

LCD Display Style

Guide Line
Histogram
video Recording Area
Remaining Display

Highlight
Eirpesure Meter
Lens Resume
Manual Focus {M F] Assist
Economy

Play on LCD
Auto Review

Start Mode
hlu moor Reset
Reset
USE Mede
Clutput
'v'IERA Llnlt

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255
255
255
255
252
252
253
223
221
222
223
224
225
223
223
233
231
232
233
233
235
233

233
233
2'33
232
232
233
234
233
331
332
333
334
334
335
335
333
313
313
311
312
313
315
315
315
312
315
313
313
323

CC1'i"-lTEl-lT.5

3D Playbaclt
Rotate Display
Scene Menu

Menu Resume
User's ti-lame Recording
'v'ersion Display
Format
Language

Demo Mode
Chapter 3: Hutton Pictures
Elasics of L22 'v'ideography
Choosing the Shooting Mode and Dther Settings
Creative 'v'ideo Mode

High Speed indeo Recording

Matting Clther Settings 'v'r.ihen Recording Movies
The Motion Picture Menu
Photo Style
Recording Mode
Recording Quality
I53 Limit 5-et

ISCI Increments
AF Mode
Continuous AF
AF,l'AE Locit

Metenng Mode
Intelligent Dynamic
Er-rposure Mode
Intelligent Roluljon
Intelligent 2oom

Digital 2oom
Sta trllizer
AF Assist LEl|'nD
Wind Cut

Recording Time
Shooting Still Images While Recording a 'v'idee
Recommendations for Recording 'v'ldeo
Chapter 3: Other Te pics
Macro [Closeup] Shooting

Using RAW Quality

Using Flash
Infrared Photography
Digiscoping and Astrophotography
Street Photography

High Dynamic Range [HDR] Photography

Connecting to a Television Set
Appendix A: ACCESSDRIES
Cases
Batteries
AC Adapter

viewfinder-s
Add-on Filters and Lenses

323
321
322
323
324
325
325
325
322
3.23
323
333
332
335
335
333
333
333
34-3
341
342
342
342

342
342
343
343
343

343
344
344
344
344
345
345
342
343'
343
352
355
353
351
355
35-3
323
325
325
323
323
331
335

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PHl3TCHI3RAPHER'5 GUIDE TD THE PA-l-lA5Cil~lIC LUl'-'lIK LK2

Evrternal Flash Units

Cable Release Adapter

Automatic Lens Cap
APPEHDIIII Bi: QUICK TIP-.5
Appehtlilt C: RESCIURCES FDR FURTHER IH FDRMATIDH

Photography Boolis
Web Sites

333
333
335
332'
432
4C2
4C2

L33 Photography
Digital Photography Review
Tire Clfticlal Panasonic Site
Leica Rumors
Cambridge in Colour

Infrared Photography
Digiscoping
Reviews of the LaT"
Index

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4D 5

Autl'ior"s Note oncl Acknowledgments

n Ctctober 2333. I published my rst camera guide boolc.
IPlioiogrupher"s Guide to the Leica D-Lax 4, which I followed in Inly 2313 with a similar bool-t about Panasonic's
I_.l.It11I_i-'. IJl'v]C.-L313, a camera that is in Inost respects identical
in features and operation to the [I-Lu:-t 4. When the Panasonic

Lumiic DlvIC-LK5 began shipping in the United States at the

end of August 21113, I turned my attention to that camera for

another boolt- blow, with the advent of the Lumillt IZllvIC-LK2,

I am continuing this seriesAll of the photographs illustrating the features of the I_.I'I2 are
F_I

ones that I toolt with my LK2: the photographs showing the

I.K2 itself were talten with my Sony Alpha l'JSI.R-Al-l5tl and
5LT-A33.

In writing this boolt, I have been fortunate enough to have

assistance fre111 a number of dedicated users of Panasonic
cameras who read a draft and provided tremendously useful

comments. I am erttremely gratethl to them for their insights

and suggestions For improving the te:-tt. I ain particularly indebted to Helinar Eendig l[privatemaii], David Butler; Ted
Chang, Roger Circle, Ernest Dalryniple-Alford, Adam Kielca,
]o|1|i Laiiinga, Steven L. Price l[5I:ippy Steve), Weogo Reed,
a11d Peter Tnriibiill. Any remaining errors are. of course, my
own responsibility.
Finally, as always. my most supportive and encouraging partner in this endeavor has been my wife. Clenise. who not only
edited the lial terct, but who provides inspiration, both photographic and personal, every single day.

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Introduction
T his boolt is a guide to the operation. features. and capabilities of the Panasonic I.umi:-: IJlvIC-I.K2, one of the
most capable and versatile point-and-shoot digital
compact cameras available today. l cl1ose this camera to write
about partly because of my er-tperience with its predecessors.
the DI'vIC-L213 and L215, but also because this camera stands
out from the broad run of compact cameras for several reasons.
Consider the list of features you don't nd every day in a compact camera that is not a IJSLII. [digital single-lens ree:-t):
IIIAW image format; complete manual control of er-tposure

and focus; burst capability for continuous shooting; =1 large.

3-inch (2.5 cm} diagonal and very sharp {323,333 pi:-tels} LCD

screen: a high-quality Leica-branded lens with a wide 24mm

equivalent focal length and a much brighter than ordinary
fr 1.4 - fi'2.3 maximum aperture; HD {high-denition] motion
picture re cording with advanced feature s; eiccellent overall image quality. owing in part to the high quality of the Ct't1'I'iCt't'fS
"intelligent" ezcposure and focus controls and iiuage processing; and CKCCIICHI perforiuance in low light. owing in part to
its ne performance at high ISCI {light sensitivity] levels.
l'v1oreover, the LK2 has an advanced l'vICtS {metal-or-tide semiconductor] light sensor considerably larger than those of many
other compact cameras. resulting in greater image quality.
The I312 also has a solid feel, partly because ofits metal body
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INTRODUCTION

and classic appearance. Ivlany photographers will welcome

the inclusion of physical switches to contnol many functions.
so they don't have to navigate through memis to change the
aspect ratio, focus mode, ISCI, white balance, and other set-

tings. And in addition to its useful pop-up ash, the camera

is equipped with a hot shoe. The hot shoe can accept either an
eitternal ash unit or a high resolution electronic viewnder.
An C.KICI't1Etl ash installed in this shoe can communicate with
the camera for automatic ash control. The electronic viewnder allows you to compose images through a shaded window rather than peering at an LCD display that can be washed
out in sunlight.
Also, the LK2 includes basic inctions and features similar to
those of other cameras in its class: self-timer. macro {closeup
shooting} iuode, a wide range of shutter speeds (124333 second to 253 seconds], many different "scene" modes {such as
portrait, night scenery, sunset, scenery, food, pet. and baby},

and a full shooting mode with "creative" settings for producing images with eitotically altered appearances.
Is anything laclcing in the L212? Some people would prefer a
lens that goes beyond the 33mm equivalent of its mazcimum
optical zoom; others would like a built-in optical viewnder.

Ctf course, the camera does not accept interchangeable lenses,

and is equipped with a cligital sensor which, although larger
than average for a camera of this type, cannot provide the irriage quality of the larger sensors found on [t5LP.s. The camera
could use better audio recording features, such as a jaclt for an
eitternal microphone, to support its C}iICt3IlC't1[ video capability.

Iiut given that no camera can meet every possible need, the
IJC2 is an outstanding eitample of an advanced compact camera. It received an enthusiastic welcome by many photographers upon its release, sometimes to supplement a IJSLR for
occasions when it's inconvenient to carry a heavy load of ge ar,
and sometimes as the photographer's only equipment to record vacation and family scenes. If you carry this camera with

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PHDT'Di3RAPHEP.'5 GUIDE TD THE PANASDHIC LUl'-'lIK LK2

you, you will be ready to record a breal-ting news event (with

still photos or movies}. to capture a scenic view that catches
your eye, to grab spontaneous street photography" shots.
or to eaperiment with the cameras many features to try new

combinations of color effects, shutter speeds, and other settings from the I.K2's wide array ofpossibilities.
This camerals quality and features have made it a winner by

many measures. However, the documentation that comes with

it does not always do justice to its capabilities. In addition, the

documentation is split between a brief printed pamphlet and

a much longer, but less convenient document that is provided
on the CD-RCtlvI that ships with the camera. I nd it a lot easier to learn about a camerals features from a single guide, with
illustrations, that tal-tes the time to lE!}tIPI3I11 the features fully
and clearly. That is the purpose of this boolt.

lvly goal is to provide a solid introduction to the LK2s controls

and operation along with tips and advice as to when and how
to use the various features. This boolt does not provide advanced technical information. Ifyou already understand how
to use every feature of the camera and when to use it and are
loolcing for new insights, I have included some references in
the Appendices that can provide more detailed information.

This boolt is geared to the beginning to intermediate user who

is not satised with the documentation provided with the
camera, and who is loolting for a reference guide that provides
some additional help in mastering the camera's features.
Cine nal note: Asl write this in early 2313. Leica has released
the D-Lutt 5, its version ofthe Lumijlt L212. I may later publish

a lioolt that is similar to this one, covering the D-Lu:-t 5. IIowever, because that camera is practically identical in features
and operation to the LK2, the information in this boolt about
the LK2 should be useful to L2-Lmt 5 owners as well.

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Cheipter I: Preliminciry Setup

will assume your Panasonic Lumiat DlvIC-L312 has just arIrived at your home or olce. perhaps purchased om an

inte rn et site. The boa should contain the camera itself, lens
cap, lens cap string, battery, battery charger, neclttshoulder
strap, USE cable, Sill-tyPiJt and PI-ICtTClf|_inSTLIDICt software
on one C13, the userh manual on another CD, an abbreviated
users guide printed on paper, and one or two other pieces of
paper. such as a warranty card. The software CD also includes
a linlt to a free trial of Loi_LoScope software for editing videos.
Cine of the rst things you should do with your new caiuera
is attach the lens cap string, a small Ioop supplied in a plastic
envelope that is easy to overloolt. Loop it through the small
opening on the lens cap and the11 through the neclt-strap
bracltet closest to the lens, as shown in Eigu re I-1. New your

lens cap will be attached to the camera and cant be misplaced.

L--it ll -'.".e.-is cat, Aztec?-ac to Cc-1:-ere

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PHDTDGRAPHEPI5 GUIDE TD THE PANASDHIC LUl'-'lIK LK2

Seine people donlt lilte the removable lens cap provided with
the LK2, because the cap has to be removed when you talte a
picture, may bother you as it dangles while you aim a11d focus, and has to be put baclt on the lens when youlre done. I

haven't found the cap to be a problem, because Fm used to

cameras with removable lens caps. I see the point, though, hecause many other small cameras have built-in lens covers that
automatically open up when you turn on the camera and close
baclt down when the camera is turned off.
Some users of this camera deal with the lens cap situation by

attaching the lens cap string to the right-side neclt strap bracket rather than the left, so it"s easy to hold the cap in the right
hand while shooting, to lteep it from apping around.

If the lens cap situation really bothers you, there are automatic lens caps available for the LK2, as there we re for earlier

models, the LK3 and LKS. This sort ofeap has leaves that open
up as the lens er-ttends, so the cap can stay on the camera and
open and close as needed. I have tried one model, made by a
company called IIC, that worlts quite well; you can nd this
item by searching on el3ay or Ama:con.com for L212 automatic lens cap. See Appendiic A for irther details.
As for the necl: strap, it is quite useful when youre carrying
the camera outside of its case, but I have found the strap to be
a nuisance when placing the L212 into a case. because of the
straps bullt. You might want to loolt for a wrist strap instead.
which gives you a way to lteep a tight grip on the camera but
doesnt malte it dilficult to stow the camera safely in a case.

Charging ond Inserting the Buttery

The LK2 ships with a single rechargeable Lithium-ion battery,
model number lTtlvI'W-IiC]l 3Pl't the same battery as that used

in the LT-I5. This battery has to be charged in an e:-tternal charger; you can't charge it in the camera, even Ifyou connect the
camera to the optional AC adapter. So its a very good idea to
get a11 eictra battery. I'll discuss batteries and other accessories

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CHAPTER 1: PFtELIl'-'lIhtAR"'i SETUP

in Appendiv: A. For now. let's get the battery charged.

i"ou can only insert the battery into the charger one way; nd

the four goldish-colored metal contact strips on the bauery,

then loolc for the corresponding set of contacts (three, not
four} inside the c.harger, and insert the battery so the two sets
of contacts will connect up, as shown in Figures I-2 and I-3.

Pg. --2: 3c=i.:e"'- .'_i'-ice do for -e:rc"t'i"g -"to C-'1 ergo"

Ill

Ill

With the battery inserted, plug the charger into any standard AC outlet or surge protector. The green light comes on
to indicate that the battery is charging. When the green light

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PHDTDGRAPHERE GUIDE TD THE PANASDNIC LUl'-ID: LK2

turns otf, after about two and a half hours, the battery is illy
charged and ready to use. You shouldnt leave the battery in
the charger indenitely once it's charged. but I have often left
it in the charger for 24 hours with no ill ell'c-cts.
Ctnce you have a charged battery. loolt for the sin all, light-gray.
ridged latch on the memory cardilbattery door on the bottom
of the camera. shown in Figure I-4.

itiiier

F'g..="e --'i.'_c:c" to Doe-' 3c:'..er'- C-ei"',oe.":""e"-t

Push the latch towards the center of the camera to release the
door, and let it open up. llo insert the battery, loolt for the sets
of metal contacts on the battery and inside the battery comI-

partment, and guide the battery accordingly, as shown in Figures 1-5 and I-5.

-:3,-re -3.'3-ct:-so ,'.-iiec so For = w-"Joe "'23 Cc-r:-e*c

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CHAPTER 1: PFi'.ELIl'-'lIl'-it'll-,R"i' SETUP

I
-:'tI--*e i-o:3c:e"-- Secwe-s' -'-1 Cc-"'-ere .:i- 3c::er- r.etc-'1

You may need to use the right side of the battery to nudge the
gray latching mechanism inside the battery compartment to
the side, to allow the battery to slide in.
5Iide the battery all the way in until the gray internal latch
catches above the battery and locl-ts it in piace. 'lhen close the
battery compartment do or, slide the e:-tternal latch baclt to the
right, and you're done.

Choosing end Inserting cl Memory Cord

The I312 does not ship with a memory card. With this camera,
unlilte some others, this is not a fatal omission, because the
L152 has built-in memory that will let you talte a few photoIi

graphs even with no memory card inserted. The amount ot

built-in storage capacity is only about 23 megabytes [Alli],

which is pretty minuscule compared to storage cards of today
that can hold up to 255 gigabytes {C3}. or about 3533 times
more. But if you're faced with a situation where you need
to talte a picture and don't have an available card, 23 lvlI3 is
a lot better than nothing. {If you do record some images to

the built-in memory, you can later copy them to a removable

memory card; see the discussion of the Copy command at the

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end of Chapter 5.]

i"ou shouldn't rely on the built-in memory if you don't have

to, so you need to insert a separate memory card. The I342

uses three varieties of card: Secure Digital {SD}, Secure Digital
I-Iigh-Capacity i[5DHC'l, and Secure Digital Eictended Capacity ISDKCJ, as shown in Figure I-2. There also is a special type
of SD card, the Eye-Fl card. which I'll discuss a little later.

All three types of SD card are small, about the siite ofa large
postage stamp. The standard card, SD, comes in capacities

from 3 lvili to 2 C3. The high-capacity card, SDIIC, comes

in sires from 4 C13 to 32 C3. The newest type, SDIIC, at this
writing is available only in a 43 C3, 54 C3, or 123 G3 sire.
I-lowever. a 255 C13 version has been announced by Leitar as I
write this, and the matrimum capacity for SDKC theoretically

is 2 terabytes, or about 2,333 C-3.

Wliat type and size of memory card you should use depends
on your needs and intentions. If you're planning to record a
good deal of high-denition (H D} video or many RAlr"v' photos, you need a card with a fairly large capacity. There are sev-

eral variables to taite into account in computing how many

images or videos you can store on a particular siae of card,

such as the aspect ratio you're using {1:l, 3:2, 4:3, or 15:3},
picture site, and quality.
I-lere are a few samples of what" can be stored in the built-in

memory or on a given card. If you're using the 4:3 aspect ratio

and talting the highest-quality RA-Ar" and IFEC images togeth-

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er {recording two les for each image, as discussed in Chapter

4}, you can store just 3 images in the brrilt-in memory. If you
record just IPEG images of the highest quality, you can store

I5 pictures in the built-in memory. If you go to the other estreme and select the smallest sire and lowest quality. you can

store 555 images in the internal memory.

If you install an 3 Crli SDHC card in the camera, you can store
453 of the highest-qrrality ltA'l-"v' plus IPEG images. I333 of
the highest-quality IFEC without It-ov images, or more than

riir,uoir of the smallest siae and lowest-quality still images.

If you're interested in video, here are some guidelines. With
an 3 GB card, you can store a total of about 32 minutes of
the highest-quality (PSH) avcuo video footage. or about 55
minutes of the somewhat lower-quality FSH or SH formats.

with the Ivl P4 video format, you can store about 43 minutes of
the highest-quality IFIID} format or about 33 minutes of the

lower-quality IID format- If you use the lowest-quality vca

format, you can store a total ofabout 233 minutes ofvideo.
If you are using the LI=l2's built-in memory, you can record and

store only about inn seconds of video in the lowest quality;

you can't record in any other quality of video to the built-in
memory.
Hole, though. that there is an important caveat for video recording lengths with the L212, as there is with most compact

cameras that are designed primarily tor still photography.

There are built-in limitations on the leirgth of continuous video recording in most formats. In nrost (but not all} cases, you
can record only about 33 minutes of video ir1 any one scene;
you then have to stop and re-start your recording. Also, as you
may ezcpect, some video formats consume ruemory very rapidly, and so some of the smaller SD cards cannot record for
the full amount oftime that the camera would permit. There

are some other considerations to be discussed with regard to

recording limits; I will discuss video recording in more detail

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Cine other consideration is the speed of the card. I often use a

I5 CE SanDislt Er-itreme SDI-IC card, Class I3. rated at a transfer level of 33 l'vtl:Ii'second, well beyond the minirrrum transfer speed for that class, which is I3 lvllililsecond. That speed

is more than enough to get good results for recording images

and video with this camera. Ton should try to nd a card of
Class 5 or higher if you're going to record I-ID video.

Also, you need to reali2e that, if you have an older computer

with a built-in card readec or just an older e:-tternal card read-

er, it may not read the newer SDHC cards. In that case, you
would have to either get a new reader that will accept SDIIC
cards, or transfer images and videos from the camera to your
computer using the camera's USE cable.
Llslng the newest variety of card, SDKC, also can be problematic with older computers. In mid-2313 I tried a 54GB SDKC

card, and my lvlacltoolt Fm could not read it at all at rst, even

when I left it in the canrera and connected the carrrera to the
computer by USE cable.

Since my earlier ertperience with SDKC cards, though, the

situatioir has improved. If you are using a computer with a

relatively new version of the operating system, it will be able

to read SDKC cards, provided you are using a compatible card
reader. Specically, the cards can be read by Windows 2 or 3;
by Windows v'ista with Service Paclc I or 2; and by I.-'v'indows
HP with a software patch for reading the e:-tFAT le system.
That patch is available at http:r'l'www.microsolI.comr'downloads. For lvlacintosh computers, you need to have bias DS It

version 13.5.5 or later: otherwise. you need a patch such as one

I found at www.sonnettech.com, a company that maltes SDIIC
card readers.
As I write this, 54 CE SDKC cards cost about $53.33 and up,

and prices are dropping. r'ou can get a 123 Cit SDKC card for
about $133.33. So, ifyou don't mind the rislt oflosing a great

many images or videos ifyou lose the card, you might want to
go ahead and choose an SDKC card with an enorineus capac-

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ity of54 G13, or even I23 Cilzl.

Finally, if you will have access to a wireless {WI-Fl] networlc

where you use your camera, you may want to consider getting
an Eye-Fi card, two varieties of which are shown in Figure t-3.

This special type of storage device loolts very much lilce an ordinary SDHC card, but it includes a tiny transmitter that lets

it connect to a wireless network and send your images to your

computer on that networlt as soon as the images have been recorded by the camera. The card also can send images directly

to your mobile device with the appropriate Eye-Pi app such as

those for the iPlrorre, iPad, and others.

I have tested both the 3 Git and t5 C3 versions of the Eye-Fi

card's Pro 2-I2 model with the LK2, and they both worlt well.
Witlr either card, soon after I snap a picture, a little thumbnail irirage appears in the upper right corner of my coruputer's
screen showing the progress of the upload. When all images
are uploaded, they are available in the Picturesi'Eye-Fi folder
on my computer. 'l he Pro .'.-C2 model can handle ltAvv les and
video les as well as the smaller IPEC les. [At this writing, the

I'm K2 is the only variety of Eye-Pi card that can handle ItA.vv'
les. The 15 C3 version of this card not only has greater stor-

age capacity but also has higher writing speed, so you should
loolt for the I5 C3 card.) An Eye-Fi card is not a necessity, but
I enjoy the convenience of having my images sent straight to
my computer without having to put the card into a card reader
or to connect the camera to the computer with a USI3 cable. As
I write this. other manufacturers have begun introducing SD

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cards with WIFI capability, including the FlashAir card from

Toshiba. Also, Transcend has announced a 32 CB card with
WIFI abilities. I have tested only the Eye-Fl cards in the LIC2.
Wlratever type of SD card you get, once you have the card,
open the same little door on the bottom of the camera that
covers the battery compartment and slide the card in until it
catches. The card goes in with its label facing the battery. as
shown in Figure I-3.

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Ctnce the card has been pushed dowir until it catches, close
the compartment door and push the latch bac.lc to the loclting position. To remove the card, yoir push down on it until it
releases and springs up so you can grab it.
When the LK2 is recording images or videos to an SD card, a
red icon appears on the left side of the screen showing an arrow pointing to the right inside a little boa: representing the SD
card, as show11 in Figure I-I3.
If no SD card is in the camera, the red card icon ashes with
the word "II"-I" added, showing that the camera is recording to
the built-in memory instead of to a memory card. as shown in
Figure t-l I .

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When either ofthose indicators is visible on the car11era's display it's important not to turn otf the camera or otherwise interrupt its functioning, such as by talting i.iut the battery or

disconnecting an AC power adapter. "foo need to let the card

conrplete its recording process in peace.

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Introduction to Merin Controls

Before I discuss some of the basic options for setting up the

camera using the menu system and controls, it may be helpful

to iirtroduce the main controls, so you'll have a better idea of
which button or dial is which. I won't discuss all of the controls here; they will be covered in some detail in Chapter 5.
For now, I'm including below a series of images that show the
major controls. Asl come to each item for the rst time i11 the
test, I will describe its position and function: you may want to
refer bacl-L to these images for a reminder about each control.
Top of Camera
Du top ofthe camera are some ofthe more important controls and dials, as well as the accessory shoe, which can accommodate either an C.'l't',I'li,"I"]'lE-ll llash or an optical or electronic

viewnder, and the two openings for the stereo microphone

that records sound for videos, as shown in Figure I-I2. Controls such as the orriotf switch and shutter button have functions that are self-ercplanatory. The mode dial is used to set
the camera's shooting mode (Program, Aperture Priority. etc.}.
The zoom lever is used to change the focal length between
wide-angle and telephoto: the aspect ratio switch determines
the shape of your images, by setting the ratio of their width to

their height it :I, 413, 3:2, or lean. The movie l'rt_ttIttrt't is used to
start and stop the recording of a video.

Ape-rtui Ring

Flash

Switch

Aspect Ratio Switch

Emir LEW, Mime

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Mode Dial | tItn.i'Dl'f Switch

Sh utter Button

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Haclt of Camera
Figure I-l3 shows the major controls on the camera's baclt.
The rear dial is used to navigate menus. control items such
as shutter speed and ertposure conrpensation. and for other
purposes. The blD.' Focus lever is used to adjust manual focus
and to activate the l'~l D Filter. which reduces the light reaching
the lens. The arrangement of ve buttons on the right of the

camera's baclt includes the four cursor buttons for navigating

menus, which also control things such as white balance aird
ISCI [light sensitivity}. The Fn [Function] button can be assigned a single operation, to serve as a shortcut for carryiirg
out that function. The drive mode button controls continuous
or "burst" shooting as well as the self-timer. and the Display
button selects the display screen used by the camera.

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Frorrt of Csrrrrcra

There are only a few items to point out on the camera's front,
shown in Figure l -14- The A F assist lairrp lights up to help with
focusing in darl: areas and as an indicator for the self-tinrer.

AF Assist La mp
Lens

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Bight Side of Camera

Inside the door on the right side ofthe camera are the USBiA'v'
port and the HDIvIl port. as seen in Figure I-I5.

lrtititl Fort-

USBMV Ftrtirt

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'Ihe upper port is where you insert an optional HDivI1 cable

to connect the camera to an I-lDT"r' to view your images anti
videos. The lower one is where you connect the LJSB cable
to connect the L212 to a computer to manage images, or to a

printer to print images directly from the camera. 'r'ou also can
con irect an optional audio-video cable here to view images on
a standard TV set.
Bottom of Camera
Finally, as shown in Figure 1-15, on the bottom ofthe camera

are the tripod socket, the door tbr the battery and memory
card coirrpartinerrt, and the srrrall tIap that is used to accommodate the cable for the AC adapter when it is connected to
the camera. as discussed in Appendi:-r: A.

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Coupler Cover
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Setting the Longuoge, Dote, and Time

It's important to matte srire the date and time are set correctly

before you start taiting pictures, because the camera records

that information {sometimes ltnown as "metadata," rneairiirg
data beyond the data in the picture} lrrvlsibly with each image.
and displays it later if you want. Someday you may be very
glad to have the date [and even the time of day} correctly recorded with your archives of digital images.
To get these basic items set correctly, remove the leirs cap and
slide the camera's power switch, on the top right of the carnera, to the Du position. Then press the lvIenu.i'Set button {in

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the center of the array of ve buttons on the camera's liaclc}.

Push the left cursor button to move the selection into the column for selecting the riienu type [Iiecor'dii1g, 3,-lotion Picture.
Scene, Play. or Setrip, depending on the riiode the cariieia is
in)- 'lhe red line at the left side ofthe tlisplay will turn yellow
Iii iridicale that the ciilurrirr of iiieriu icons is riiitv active, as

sliown in Figure I

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Push the down button to highlight the wrench icon that represents the Setrrp menu. then push the right button to place
the yellow selection rectangle in the list -IlII'2'l'li.3lt[FI riienii items.
llighlight Cloclc Set. their press the right button to get access
to the cloclt and date settings. as shown in I"-lgu re l-13.

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blavigate by pressing the left and right cursor buttons or by

turning the rear dial {at the upper right of the camera's baclt},
and select values with the up and down cursor buttons. Wlierr
you're done, press l'vIenu,i'Set to save the settings. Then, using
a similar procedure, navigate to the Language option on the
nal screen of the Setup menu, if necessary, and change the
language that the camera rises for menus and messages.

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Tel-ting Pictures
ow the L142 camera has the correct time and date set

and has a fully charged battery inserted, along with

an SD, SDIIC, or SDKC memory card. I.et's loolt at
some scenarios for basic picture-talting. For now. I won't get
into discussions of what the various options are and why yoir
might choose one over another. I'll just describe a reasonable
set of steps that will get yoir and your camera into action and
will deposit a decent image on your memory card.

Fully Automotic: Intelligent Auto Mode

I-lere's a set of steps to Iiillow if you want to set the camera to
its most automatic mode and let it nialte most of the decisions
Ibr you. This is a good way to proceed ifyou're in a hurry and
need to grab a quiclt shot without ddling with settings, or it
you're new at this and would lilte to get started talting pictures
without having to provide much input.

-I

1. Loolt on the top of the lens barrel for the slide switch
that selects among the four possible aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:2,

and 15:3, shown in Figure 2-1. Unless you ltnow you want
one of the other three aspect ratios, slide the switch over to
the third position from the left to select the 3:2 aspect ratio
for now. 'lhat aspect ratio is similar to that of standard 35mm
lm, and produces an image the same shape as the camera's
LCD screen. It also is the best choice if you're going to tal-te

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your memory card to a photo lab for standard-sized prints of

5 inches by 4 inches -[I5 by I3 cm] in the l.l.S.

-1"-g.-re 2-: :i:o-en -"tc:'o S ---':c" Se: so 3:2

2. Remove the lens cap and let it dangle by its string for
cup it in your hand to heep it from flapping around].
3. lvlove the power switch at the right side of the camera's
top to the Ctn position. The caiirera rnaltes a whirring sound,
the lens eictends outward to its open position, and the LCD
screen lights up.
4. Turn the blaclt, ridged dial on the camera's top [the
rrrode dial] so the "IA" inside an icon ofa carnera body is neitt
to the white dot to the le ofthe dial, as shown in Figure 2-2This sets the camera to the Intelligent Auto nrode of shooting.

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5. Find the slide switch on the left side of the [ens barrel aird notice it has three settings, reading from bottom to
top: AF, AF lviacro {with image of flower], and lvt F. Slide the
switch to its uppermost position, selecting AF. for arrtofocus,
as shown in Figure 2-3. With this setting, the camera will do
its best to focus the lens to latte a sharp pictu re within the normal {non-macro} focus range, which is from 1.5 feet {S3 centimetersl to innity.

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Flash
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2'3;

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-Switch

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D5?"

5. If you're talting a picture indoors, or it's darlt enough

that you thiult you might need the cariiera's brrilt-in ash, nd
the little slide switch nor-It to the word "Dpen" and the little

lightning bolt on the far left side ofthe top of the camera, as
shown in Figure 2-4- Push that switch to the right, and the
Ilash will pop open- The camera will decide later whether the
ash needs to be red or not.
2. Aim the camera ttiward the subject and loolt. at the

screen to compose the picture as you want it- Locate the room
lever on the ring that surrounds the shutter button on the top
right of the camera, shown in Figure 2-5I
Eoom Lever

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Push that lever to the left. toward the W, to get a wider-angle

shot [including more of the scene in the picture), or to the
right. toward the '1'. to get a telephoto, r:oonied-in shot.
3. Clnce the picture Ioolts good on the I-CD screen, push
the shutter button halfway down. "r'ou should hear a beep and
see a steady lnot blinlt-lug) green dot in the upper right corner
of the screen, indicating that the pictri re will be in focirs. as
shown in Figure 2-5. [The green bortes in this image show the
locus points chosen by the camera in this focus mode.)

EST .. U.

"'C'C-

E "DE.-u C

C'.C"I'.

If yoir hear a series of 4 quiclt beeps and see a blinl-ting green

dot, that means the picture is not in focus. Try moving to a
slightly different angle and then test the focus again by pushing the shr-itter button halfway down.
3- Push the shutter button all the way dowir to talce the
pictiire-

Bcrsic 'v'oricrtions from Fully Automcrtic

At this point I won't say nrucli about the various still-picti.ire
shooting modes, e:-tcept to name them. Besides Intelligent
Auto, which I just described. there are Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter l="riority, Ivlanual. and Scene. There are also two
Custom modes, Cl and C2, which you can set up yourself,
and the Creative Control mode, which gives you some special

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options for the loolt of your images. I'll discuss all of those
shooting modes in Chapter 3. and I'll discuss Creative video
mode in Chapter 3. For now, l'ni going to discuss some ofthe
functions and features of the L212 that you can adjust to suit

whatever picture-talting situation you may be faced with. I-lot

all ofthe settings can be adjusted in Iirtelligent Auto mode, so
we'll set the came ra down to a lower level of autorii atiori, to the
Program riio dc. In that mode, you'll be able to control nrost of
the camera's functions for talting still pictures, but the camera
will still adjust the e:-tposure for you.
I'm not going to repeat the basic steps for talting a picture, because those were pretty basic. If you need a refresher on those
steps, see the list in the above discussion of Intelligent Auto
mode.

Start by setting the mode dial on top ofthe camera to P, for

Program,

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shown in Figure 2-2-

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"iou will immediately see some dilferent indications on the

LCD screen. These items show that some of the Intelligent

Auto mode settings have changed, because you irow have
more control over matters such as picture sire and quality,
white balance, and others. Lfsing the Program mode setting,
the camera will determine the proper eitposure, both the aperture [size of opening to let in light] and the shutter speed
{how long the shutter is open to let in light}. ln this mode you
won't be matting decisions about those settings: you will have

control over those decisions in other modes, which I'll discuss

later. That still leaves lots of choices you can malte, though, so
let's tallt about the various settings you can adjust in Program
irrode-

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Fricus
I~Ii'i'vv that yirrr"rc rriil using Intelligent Ar.rtii nitrclc, you have

irrore control over focus than you did in that mode. "four rst
cliolce ls between manual focus and autofocii.s. In other words,
you Iiave the option of setting the autofocus switch on the left
side of the lens barrel to the lvIF setting. for III;-11111,-ll focus. {It
you try that in liitelligent Auto mode. you'll get an error iiiessage on the LCD screen.} r'ou also can select which of several
types irf:riili.ifocris operation yoir want the caiiieia to use.
I'll discuss the various autofocus modes later; in Chapter 4. in
some detail. Ilere we'll rise the camera's menu system to nialte
sure a standard airtofociis mode is selected.
To enter the irreiru system. locate the circular group of ve buttons to the right ofthe I-CD screen.
The center l:ir.rtti,rn is marlced ."vIer| rr,-Set, Press in or] that hrrlttrrr

and you will see the menus- "r'ou navigate thror-igh the irienus
with the ve buttons, as well as one ofthe buttons at the lower
right of the camera's back- The button above the trash can icoir_,
iir this conteict, acts as a "cancel" button"i-v'lieii the menu system first appears on the I-CD, you should
see the PIrt'iti'i Style setting on the trip liric oI' the Ii'.cct'ri1lIirg

irreiiu. as shown in Figure 2-3.

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l-ress tl1e dnwn curs-ar huttnn (the n11e directly laelnw the
."--lennft-iet lantleiil several tiines tn navigate dnwn tn the line
en the seccnicl lnenu screen that says :11 It-Icicle. l-tress the right
cu1'sn1' lanttnii {the nne directly tn the right nl tl1e ."rleni|r'5el
l"n|ttn|1_]I tn |na'u'ig_ale ln a suh menu that shnws an array nllthe

varinus autnfn cus nindes, as shnwn in Figure 2 -.4- fnu navigate

ainnng thnse inndes hf; using the up and den-'rn cursnr buttnns-

:-E- |=- I-it: S_.a--re - 5-'-a--s" E -E3'a:'n '.s "as - '-' .tc-ca

Gn ahead and select the hnttnin icnn in the "ee rtical array cit
aiitnthctis inndes. This icnn is a rectangle with a snialler rectangle inside it. I'll prcn-ride nicrre details alanut the.se icnns and
the nindes they stand liar i11 Llhapter 4; tl1is nne n1eans 1Itrea_" With that setting, the camera will anlnlhcus laasetl nn

whatt-1re.1" is shnwn in the tine area in the center ntithe screen.

ll }-'t':L| want tn get a hit liincier, nnce }'nI.1 ha're highlighted this
icnit, y'n|.t can press the rigltt cursnr hnttnn, which will talte

jrnu tn a screen where }'t2|t.I can l'ltt't-.-'tI' the thcusing hen-: arnund
and place it where jrciu want it cwer the iinage, as Sl1tIlW11 in lligure It-ltl lfyeti dran't want tcr d-a that. then gc: ahead and press
the It-lenii.-Set l'rLlIlItl'tI't tn select the "I-nrea" autnfcicns innde
and es-tit the menu s*_-rstein. While the fncus t'ran1e is actiire, 1,-"cm
can alsn change its siae by tnrniiig the rear dial. at the lt_t1J right
nllthe c'ame1'a'sl1acl~t, tn nne nf'Iliii1' pnsitinns, prriciticjng a Iln

cus hlnclc Frnin "rerf; sinall tn extra large.

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hlnw yen have selected the autnlhcus mncle, which, in this

case, will display a thcusiii g hracltet in the center nt' the screen,
unless ynu haye ninyed it tn a different pnsitinn- {in snnie
either fcrcus inndes, nc: hrael-tet is displayed until after fcicus
is acl1ieyed.]When ynu aim the camera at a sul:-ject, he sure
that the [ucus hraclcet, nullined hy [nur white curners, is uyer
the part crf the picture that needs ta he in the sharpest fcicus.
Wheli yeu press halfway dewn en the shutter lauttem, if the
camera is ahle tn thcus successfully, yeu will hear a laeep. the
white hracltets will turn green, and a large green dnt will appear, unhlinlcing, at the upper right nf the screen, as shnwn in
Figure 2-1 l.

:1?!-.-re I~

.- --arc :e-c..r ilece - ti-*ee' ire e c c Its:

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If yen see a blinlting green det, that nieans the carnera was net

able tn teens. either because the subject was eutside ef the fecus range, er, perhaps, the subject was tee difficult te fecus en,
as can happen with a subject that is tee bright er tee fast, la cl-ts
ce11trast. is behind glass, er is tee darlc. lf everything leelcs
eltay tn yen, ge ahead and press the shutter butten all the way
dewn te talte the picture.
Suppese yeu want tn talte a picture in which yeur main subject is net in the center ef the screen. lvlaybe yeur shet is set
up se that a persen is standing eff te the right ef center, and
there is seme attractive scenery te the left in the scene. {Jae
way te fecus en the persen en the right is te use the technique

described abeve: that is, te ge inte the menu system, select

this autefucus rnede, and then press the right cnrser butten

te meve the fecus frame ever the subject- tltnce yen have the
fecus area lecated where yeu want it and at yeur chesen sine,
ge ahead and snap the picture.

There's ene ether way tn feces en a different area ef the screen.

and this ene is prebably the easier ef the twe. De net nieve the

feces frame areund the screen. but meve the carnera se that
the fecus frame is ever the area that needs te be in fecus. Then
press the shutter butten halfway dewn until the camera fecuses a11d beeps. bleep the butten pressed halfway while yeu meve
the camera bacl-t te create yeur desired cempesitien. with the
persen elf te the right. Then talte the picture, and the area
yen eriginally fecusecl en will be in fecus. With this methed,
theugh, yuu need te realize that the half-press ef the shutter
butten leclcs the eicpesure as well as the fecus. If the eicpesure
is different at the peint where yeu leclted fecus frem what it is
at the lecatien where yeu will talce the picture. yeu may need
te use ezcpe su re cempensatien te adjust yeur lial image.

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Manual Fecus

There are several ether autefncus medes available threugh the

Ftecerding menu, but l went discuss these at this peint: llll

discuss them in Chapter 4. Fer new, l will tallt instead abeut

manual fncus, the ether majer eptien fer fecusing. Why weuld
yeu want te use manual fecus when the camera will fecus fer
yeti autematically? Marty phetegraphers lilte the ameunt ef
centrel that cemes frem being able te set the fecus exactly
hew they want it. .-"tn d, in seme sitnatiens, such as when ye ure
sheeting in darl-t areas er areas behind glass. where there are
ebjects at varieus distances frem the camera, er when yeulre
sheeting a srnall nhject at a very clese distance, and nnly a
narrew range ef the subject can be in sharp fecus, it may be
useful fer yeu te be able te centrel e:-tactly where the peint ef
sharpest fecus lies.
Te talte advantage ef this capability, ge te the fecus slide switch
en the side nfthe lens and push it all the way dewn tn the MF
pnsitien, as shewn in Figure 2-12, which puts the camera inte
manual fecus mede.

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"|'.|.

lnsteacl ef relying en the camera te fecus autematically, yeu

new need te use the ND! Fecus lever te adjust the fecus n1anually. 't'eu can alse use the left a11d right cnrser buttens te fine-

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tune the fecus te its eptimal sharpness.

.~tfter yeu have set the fecus switch te the tvtF pnsitien, the
letters MF will appear in the upper right cerner efthe screenIn erder tn adjust the fecu s, use the t*~lt'Ju"Fecu.s lever, lecated at
the tep ef the camera's baclc just belew the mede dial, as shewn
in Figure 2-13.

eece 2- 3."sIJ :ec..aL.e---er

Press that little switch tn the left tn lincusnn cluser nbjects nrtn
the right te fecus en ebjects farther frem the carnera- fJependtug en yeur nienu settings, when yeu nieve the fecus lever yeu
will immediately see either an enlarged iniage nf the screen
er just a nermal-sited image. (fen can centrel this hanctien
using the iviF ftssist eptien en the feurth screen efthe Set-up
menu, as discussed in Chapter T.) fen alse will see a fecus
scale near the bettem efthe display, as shewn in Figure 2-14.

=5.-e 2- 4: Zte :5-{I =ec.: Sec e e.: Scree-

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Whether er net the image is enlarged, press the l~lfItlFecus lever lcft er right until the image is in fecus, then step- At this
peint, yeu dent have te de anything else. "ieu can just press
the shutter butten all the way dewn te talte the picture. If
yeu weuld lilce te twealt the fecus a bit further, theugh, just
te nialte sure yeu have it as sharp as yeu can at yeur selected
fecus peint, yen can use the left and right cnrser buttens fer
seme final adjustments. "t'eu need tn press them t|uicli.ly, befnre the fecus scale disappears frem the screen. "r'eu can held
either ef tlinse liuttens dewn fer centinueus adjustnieiitslf yen are using the enlarged screen efthe lvll-' Assist eptien.
ynu can cheese what part ef the image is enlarged. Te de sn.
while the enlarged area is en the screen, press the l'vtlenui'Set

butinii. and a yellew bn:-; will appear en the screen with teur
triangles peintiiig in feur directinns, as shewn in Figure 1-I 5.

5g-.-'e 3- 5: '.lc|.'c:--e 'ic '_-c- Sec--1 Frc-ee

Use the ciirse|' buttens te meve that beic areund the screen,
then press l"t|-l-t1'IIt-1,fF|-t3'lI again te set a new lecatien fer the enlarged fecusing area. Te reset the enlarged area baclt te the
center ef the screen. press the Display butten while the yellew
be:~'.. is en the screen. While the enlarged display is active, yeti
can press in en the l-lf-t."Fncus lever tn change the rnagriilicatien, including nrie display that magnifies eiily the center ef
the screen. .~'tlse, as llll discuss in Chapters 5 and T, yeu can

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set the Fnnctien {tin} butten tn an eptinii called I Shet .~'|.l"'. in

which case pressing the I-'unctien biiltnn will cause the caliiera
te use its autefecus when the caniera is in naanual fecus niede.
Ei-tpnsi-ire
I""-lti-It-t-I. Illl discuss seine pessibilities fer centrelliiig eicpesure.
beyend just letting the caniera nial~'.e the decisiens. In the Intelligent itutn iiinde, the LXI-' is very gt_it.ir_l at chnnsiiig the right
eirpnsure, and the sanie is true nftlie Prngrani innde. flut there
are geing tn he seme situatiens in which ynii want te everride
the caniera"s autnriiatin|iEs. prisu re [I nrripe i1s:atinn

First. lets lnnlt at the centrel lnr adjusting esipnsure tn accniint

fer an unusual, nr nnii-nptiiiial, lighting situatinn- I-iuppnse
ynu have the I-It? set tn Prngrani iiinde and ynii are phetegrapliing a darlc ebject, such as a gurine ef a reghter, in
freiit ef a white baclcgreund. as shewn in Figure 2- lti.

an

-F

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If

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-I-I

-D

The camera will de a geed jeb ef averaging the aiiieunt ef light

cnniing iiite the lens, and will eitpese the picture accnrdingly.
'ihe prnbleni is. the very light bacitgrnund will liltely feel the
i_tirrtei'a ltttti clcisittg r_liitelt the aperture, hecause the everall

picture will seem ejuite bright. Hut ynur sub_jcct, which is net

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nearly as light in celer. will seeni tee darh in the picture.

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Diics selutien here, which the l.}"-..r
nialtes very easy tn carr}r
nut, is tn use the eicpnsure cempensatien centrel. "fen riiiglit
net realiae this witlieut reading the iiiannal, hut the rear dial
{lecated at the upper right ef the camera's hack} is alse a hutten yen can press in. It has varieiis fiinctieiis, betli as a dial
and as a butten; nne nf its butten functinns is tn activate the
espnsure cninpensatinn centrel-

Set up ynur picture in Pregrani inede, and aiin at yeur suhject. f"-itItt."v press in rnily en the rear dial tit may talce a streng
push}, and leel-t at the sniall white scale in the betteiii center
efthe screen, with ticlt niarlts eittending tn -3 tn the left and +3
tn the right. When ynu press in and release the rear dial, that
scale will turn yellew, as seen in Figure -1- ti-

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:-Eta "I: 3- _.'E='1:Ie-:s re Ce "Iie act e ' Fcc I: *c.'- -'c2ec c L 3-etIe"' e Sc-re '

The change nf cnlnr means that the ei-tpnsure eerripensatinii

centrel is new active- blew, when yeu turn the rear dial [rather
than pressing in en it], yeu will see yellew ticl-t niarl-is appear
en the scale, indicating a value ranging frem -3 te +3 in increnients efene-third EV.
The E1.-t stands fer Espnsure Value, which is a standard measure nf hriglitness- If yeu iiinve the value dewn tn -3, the pic-

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tu re will be censiderably darlter than the aiiteiiiatic expesure

wniild prnduce. lfynu ninve it tn +3, the picture will be enticeably brighter. 'Ihe canieras screen shews ye u hew' the expe su re
is changing. bell-ire yen talce the picture. After I 233 El? efenpnsure cnrnpensatinn is added, the iniage hecnrnes brighter,
and the gure can he seen rnnre clearlg as shewn in Figure
I-I5.

ass

-:E.. re 3- B. -es :'-e E -:ne.1.- re Ce-*-ae "ac: e " lccec

Ctnce yeu"ve talten the picture, yen slieuld reset the F-"t- ce|iipeiisatien baclt te acre, with iie yellew ticlt niarl-ts extending
te the left er right ef the iiiid-peint e|i the scale, se yen den't
iiniiitentienally alfect the pictures yeir talte later. fen need tn
he careful abnut this, because the carnera will iii-aintaiii any
Ill. value ynii set, even when the camera is turned nlfantl then
en again'Ie cancel the use ef the eicpesnre cempensatien centrel, press
in en the rear dial until the scale at the bettniii nf the screen
turns white. {This actinn dues net cancel any eitpe-sure cnntpeiisatinn setting that was niade; it just cancels the rear dial's
ability tn adjust eitpesure cempensatien.)

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Flash
Later en, in Chapters 3 and 4, I'll discuss ether tepics dealing
with expesure, such as Ivlanual expesure mede, Aperture Prierity mede, the Intelligent Dynamic setting, and ethers. Fer
new I'm geing te discuss the basics ef using the LI?'s built-in
ash unit, because that is semething yeu may need te use en
a regular basis. Later. I'll discuss using ether llash units. and

ether eptiens fer using the built-in ash. such as centrelling

its eutput and preventing red-eye.
Here is ene fundamental peint that ynu need te be aware nf:
'Ihe built-in flash en the LI? will net pep up by itself. as such
units de en seme cameras. If yeu are in a situatien in which

ynu think ash may be needed er desirable, yeu need tn talte

the rst step ef pepping up the ash unit. Te dn se, use the
ash epen switcli en the far left ef the tIi3II'ItIlEf:5i tep, as discussed earlier and shewn in Figure II-slEven theugh ynu have pepped up the llash unit, in seme

sheeting situatiens the ash will never tire- In the situatiens

in which ynure liltely tn want it tn, theugh, it will he ready and
willing te illuminate yeur subject as well as it can.

Lefs ei-tplere a cernrnen scenarie te see hew the llash werlts.

Turn en the camera and set the sheeting rnede tn Intelligent

Aute with the niede dial en tep efthe cainera and pep up the
llash unitfeu will see the Ante Flash icen. indicated by an A, appear
at the tep ef the LCD screen. as shewn in Figure 2-I9, te the

right ef the icen fer the sheeting mede setting, which, in this
case, shews the nwer icen indicating a riiacre shet, because

the camera has detected that the subject is clese in the lens'lhe appearance ef the ash icen will vary depending en several settings, which ynu can cheese in seme sheeting medes.

but net ethers. Since ynure new using Intelligent Ante mede,
yeur clieiccs ef mnst functiens, including ash, are liniitcd.

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lfthe llash unit is pepped up, the camera will select what it
believes tn he the apprepriate llash iiindc fer the current cenditiniis and will display an icen tn aniinuiice that niede- lfthe
flash is stewed away in its cenipartnicnt, ynull sec the "ash
eff icen at the tep ef the screen- That icen is a lightning belt
inside thc universal negative sign, a circle with a diageiial linc
tlireitgh it, as shewn in Figtire E-fit].

TE_ e

' -r""" re-'

3- it-' -_e'..-'

_'i er -.'
|=-':Ce "e"

'Ihcre is ne way te nial-'-c any ether ash settings in this situatinn- 't'eu denlt have any cheice. biil thats presumably what
yeu wanted when ynu che-se lntelligeiit Autn mede-

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Hext. try setting the ivlede dial te 1-, fer I-regrani niede. Iew.
ifyeii gn intn the Itecertling liienii and select the Flash item nn
the fth screen, ynu will nd several eptieiis available: Ante.
Ai|te.Ited-liye, Ferccd Flash t_tn, and Slew tiync-"lied-l;'ye.
slintvli in Figure I, Ii]- I will cliscuss the use tifthnse ntndes

later, in t"-hapte rs at and s-

5'g_ re I-3 .'3cs* ' lnije 5.J""F' - " Bcegrc "'

Inc-e

Metien Picture Recording

Lefs try rccnrdiiig a shert videe sequence with the LIT. Later.
IT discuss seme nf the ntlier nptieiis fer videe recnrtling, but
fti" titiw, letls sticlt Itt the l_i:.isics- Ctnce the carnera is ttiriied nit,

the ninde dial In lntelligeiit Aute, press the i'vIciiii."5et butItJ.t In enter the nienu system, and llien press the left cnrser

bi-tten fellewcd by the dnwii butten, te activate the Ivletinri

Picture nicnu, synibeliacd by the icen nf a nievic canicra, as
shewn in Figure E-E3.
Press the right butten tn gn tn the list nf nicnu ept inns. At the
tep efthe screen. highlight flee lvlnde and press the right but
ten, giving the clieiccs nf it1?CI ID and It.-I F4,
shew n in Figurc 1-LT-'3. {'.-'t"e't".IID stands fer Advanced I.-ii-icii Ceding Iiigli
Denitien; it and I'vlF'-I are videe eiiceding fer|iiats.l

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:3.-"I: I-IE lr.|Iu' :'eI.-'t- '|-en

-q

15:].-P ,;-,;3.'='|=-re-':_' g .!|f.Ir_':? I351; -e-3 "er .1u--:5-.*.-

llighlight ls-'I1l=l anel press the It-'Ie11t1,"5et button ter select it.
'1he11 gt: ljtll-Il-I. le the menu st-.1'ee11 an-:1 l1ighligl1t the l'12I~Ll uplinn tlnwn. ltee II_1r.|:alilj;. zlntl seleel lll}, ltrr lligh l'I'elh1iIit1n.
Tltett [_1r1:sr-; the |'\-~'lettLt,"5etl1uttt:11ttmef-;ittl|e|11enu sy'sle:|:.

He sure the slide 5-'Wll.|;Il'1t1I1ll1|:2l|;I'l:lI ntthe lens hs|'|'el is set tt: ELF
t't11'nt1te|t'e-eus. t111less],'::|u want te use I'|l;.1I1LiJ.l ther.|s.
hlnw et':111pnse the shnl the way j.-nu want it, and when ],'c1u1-e
r'et1elj,', press the reel I"--lewie hI_1ttem em tnp ht the ettmera, tu the
right mt the shutter huttem.
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r'nu cintft neecl tn hnld the butten einwn; just press ancl release
it. The LCD screen will shew a hlinlting recl clnt as a recnrcling
ineiicatur alnng with a cnuntclnwn nf recnrcling time re|uai|1ing, as seen in Figure 2-24. anti the carnera will lteep recntriing

until it runs nut nfstnrage spaee, er until _|.PI.I1'1. t press the Mcwie
butten again tn step the recurtling.

'g. I-1'-1:-. can Fe-en-'c '-E Serae-'

l'.ie.tn"t he cnncerneci ahnut the level etf the snunti that is heing
recnrcleti, because ynu have nn cnntrnl ever the audin ttnlunte
during the recnrcling prneess. hlnte, theugh, that the LJLF clnes
a vertr nice jnh nf changing its fecus ancl er-tpnsure autn|naticall]; as necessary, ancl ynu are free tn annrn in ancl nttt as the
tnnvie is recnrcling.
I"-r
This leacls tn a pnint that's nnt specic tn the ilr:
Uniess ynu
have a gnncl reasnu tn cln etherwise, I recntuntenci that ynu
refrain frnru seeming cluring ynur shnts ancl that "yett try tn
hnlcl the carnera as ste acijr as pnssihle, ancl ntnve it ntthr in very
stunnth, slew tuntinns, such as a pan [sicie-tn-sicle ntntinnl tn
taite in a witie scene grtttlually. -fitlen frnm rt jerltiht mtwing ur
.'cnnming camera can he s'e1"j~r disctincerting tn the eie'wer.

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Viewing Pictures
Befnre we delve intn mt:-re advanced settings let" talting still
pictures and mnvies, as well as nther matters nfinterest, lill
tallt ahnut the hasics nfviewing ynur irnages in the camera.
Basie Playback
Playbaclt is activated by pressing the Flay huttnn, the huttnn at

the tep right en the heck ef the carnera under a green triangle,
helnw the rear dial, as shnwn in Figure E-25.

Fg.E.'-2,5." ct 3et:e.=

When ynu press that huttnn, if ynu have any pictures in the
carnera's built-in rnemnry er nn the SD card, ynu will see nne
nf the pictures displayed. it will he whatever image ynu last
displayed; the carnera renternhers which picture was ntnst rcceutly en display even after heing turned nff and then haclc en.
Tn rnnve tn the net-tt picture, press the right h-uttnn; tn rnnve
hacit nne picture, press the left huttnn. fnu can hnld either

ef these buttens dnwn tn meve quickly thrnugh the imagesIf ynu prefer, ynu can rnnve thrnugh the pictures with left nr
right turns nf the rear dial. The display nt1 the screen will tell
ynu the nunther nf the picture heiug displayed. (If it dnesn't,

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press the Display butten until it dnes.]- 'lhis number will l1ave
a three-digit preli:-t, fnllewed by a dash and then a set]t|e11ce
ntlmber. Fer ezcample, the card i|1 n1y camera right new is
shnwing picture number ID] -UT14: the ne:-tt nne is H11 -III? I5.
lfynu wnuld rather see at1 indezc view nfmultiple pictures, use
the annm lever n11 the tep nf the catnera. Ivlnve it tn the left, tnward the W, nne titue, and the display changes tn shnw twelve
images in three rnws uf liuur. as shnwn in Figure 2 Zn.

cg..'c I-In: 'ce- 5c'cc' -st."

I "cg-:3

ivluve it tn the left nnce mnre, and it shuws thirty pictures at a

time, as shnwn in Figure 1-1?.

':_g.."c I-2-: 'c'c- 5c"cc' ---1' 3'5 "cgc:

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Index
Symbols
l-Area autnlecus tun-tle -ltl
1 t-llint .11. t'~' nptintt -1111, 2-ttt, Htltt
lst-curtain llash 11-Itt'.l115t2
2d-curtain llash l*:J1t_t1Et?t
3l.'J'11nage

enuverting [er viewing with "SID glasses l1ll 12

31} Playbaclt menu t:-ptitm 3211

A
Alf. atlapte-r
Paitasenic medel ne. Uh-[W-.-stir? 3251-Itts
using 1'ti1'Iti|'|g videti reenrtlirigs 3-1-ti

_+tclnhe Bridge snftware 32-1

Atlnhe {Tamera l1l.i'tti' stilitware 354

Atinbe Ligltlrnem snltware E-2-1

.!u.luhe Plintnslinp snftware 2-1), 35-1.+ttlnhe Premiere Elements snllu-'are 33=1,354
_-"ttlnbe Premiere Prn seftware s-is
AF.-'.="tE Lnelc huttnn 172-123, 22-1
lituitatinus en usittg 173
LL-ting with .'-"tF'l'raelting It:-T, 22-l

_+tl"-.-',>'i.E Ln-elc menu eptinu lT21TE!i

.!tF assist lainp
bebarinr with self-time-I 252-253
_-"tF 1-tssist Lamp menu eptien ltzt-t-tlt:tt
AF t_Autnl'net1s) l'-"lntle ntcuu uptinn IE-?llTl
_-=tF Tracltiug ntettu eptien TtJTl. 1[t:Lt, tee-ten
availability with certain shu-nting mntles lt':'I"

_+tnabuilc1er snl't1vare 112

.=t,p-erture

advantages nl' cnntrnlliug 31-33

relatinnship tn depth ef eld S2
rclatinuslup tn ennm level 35-55, FtT,'-13, 2ttH
selecting inlermecliate values sea

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steps l'ur setting ti-l-H5

Ftpertttre number en display screen

tneaning cf retl ntnnh-er as, se
Apcrttlrc Prierity sheeting metlc P-1-5-15
_ttpet'ture ring H-I-, 2tIIti1
setting tn iutemietliate aperture values 2ll't"l

using itt 1*-.-lanual espnsure tnnde 93

.-Lspe et Hrael-Let rnentt t'iptit'n1 lJl'l~ I ';l"'.l'

incempatiblity with ether settings 19+?

.-"tspect ratin 2t,t52tlT
less el' piscls with varietet settings H5
relatinnsltip tn picture size 14:1
seleetiug 3-I, E2

Aspe ct ratin switch 2t]?-2tItT

using 3-1

.+tstt'epltnteg1"aplty Etil-itii-1
settings fer 315-t
.+"n1tiie-vittcn cable
Panasenic medel ne. Uh-l"W-.-ti.-tI1 St?-t
using tn etn1[|eet LIT ea1T|e]'a tn'l"'v' set 374-3T5

Aute Bracket eptien 2-t'.t25tIt

i11ct:|mpatib-ility with certain settings 251'}

using fer I [[11-1 itna ges 2-t9

.--"tutnt'eeus
lercing use in manual fecus me-tie 2-HT!
signals up-nu achieving [ncus -lt
traclting rrinvirtg subjects "T-Tl-'i'1

_+tutelecus assist lamp 1ss_1ss.-tt1tnl'tietLs 1'vlaernsetting '2llE-l, 351'}

_+tutel'ect1s made
t-.-tree -111,1 lt"|'1l1Tl

changing size-el'1'ecus frame 1''tt

tunving the fecus lraine tee
23-.'i'||.l't.tt.t

Ilfi-.i'll."i'-3|

.-tFTraclci1tg lb-t'i1~":-T
availability with certain shunting mndes lt':'."

reasnns fer using ltIi'.~'ltE-E

Pace Ijtetectinn In-t-t es
availability with varieus shunting metles lti-lee
selecting 351

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.-tutu IJIIIJ (II-t'f rnenu nptinn 31-t

.+t,t1tti Pnwe-I LED eptien 3[l2

.--tute Retettclt nptinn 2t-if-236

.+tt1te Be-view menu eptien 315-31-ti
_tt"i" t1TI[D viclen fermat 31, 339

B
1iacl:g-reunci
using aperture setting te blur B3
Baclcgreuncl clcfecus feature T2
Baeltlight cempensatien ti-I
Battery
charging I9

inserting intn camera 2t.t

ittsertittg intn charger 111'

Panasenic Dlvl"W-BE?J- 131-"*P ts, 329

Beep ntenu eptien 292
limited eheiees ittlntclligent.~'tutntunt1e "293
Bit rate 349
I:lIattlt, LCD screen

with tjtptinnal "-.-'iewlincle1' menu eptien 25-1

l-iturrett hacltgruuntl t-T3
Belteh ellect T2, 3-I
Brightness
at1_iusting in Intclligent .i'tutn Plus mnttc T3
Btu'st shunting 2-t22-'19
2 frames per seennd 2-I5

2 Iratues per secenti with autnfnctts 2-I5

5 frames per secnnd 2-I5-2-ltfi

5 frames pet secenti with autnfncus 2-H3

l I frames per seenntl s.-ts
l-ll frames per secentt 2=ltTi
viewing images 2215, 24c-2-I.-', 23$
tift frames per seetint] 2-IT-21-IR

advantages cl 2-1-2
ant] l~i'..i't'1.t" quality 2-13

availability with vatieus sheeting medes 2-1-2

tttuing videe reenrtling 3-t-T"
icen intlicating writing tn memnry 2st-32-19
with ash 243

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C
til and 12 shentittg ntedes 129, 29-I-291-t
Gable release atlapter 393-39-1
lIatua Cable Release fer Digital tjanteras 393
Kaiser Strap-n 't_.'ah|e Release Adapter 39-I

Ealenclar view ef images se, set

as playbaelc mtnle assess

Cases 376-3??
I-{ate tnetlel ne- LZIW--I9] 321-I
Lewepre Rene till 323
Panasenic tnedel ne. Uh-BI-'-ELK? 32:5
Tarrirac i1'|ti-del nu. 5592 3'.5".5'

tlfleclc Set menu eptien 294, 29!]

flnlnr

adjusting in Intelligent .i'tute Plus mecle T3

tieler htncle menu eptien ti-ti, 13-t
Gtiltit' temperature
using tn set white balance 229-231
fltimpressitnl uf images 151

tlfeutinueus ,-tF menu eptiett 337', 3-I2

flnntinuttus shtt-tiling T5, 2-ll-25f]

Ceutrast
adj usting with thete 1-ityle menu eptien I33-t3ti
tTTepy menu eptien 2133-23-1
Creative tlentrel sheeting tnetle I13-129
atljustments using 3 ienns tin screen 115-116

charts with sample itnages lle-11$

cnmparetl tn Phtittt .1'ityle menu nptit:-n l3t"1- 1 3'?

effect ef using nstv quality ll-I

general nature nt' tt3
precautieu te aveitl shentittg vitlee with umvantetl setting ll-l
settings
Cress Precess 122

lllyuattiic ls-lenechreme l2t]

I-ittpressit.-e ll9

lligh Dynamic 121-l 22, 371

Higlt tcey 11e-tee

Impressive Art 121
Lew Isley t2t.t

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lvlirtiatttre I-Effect I2-I-I 2t:-

Dne Peint Celer 127'-123

I-taciial Defecus 129
I-letre I19

Sepia 12!}
1'-lmnnth Iltefneue 1213

Seft 1'-ecus 1213

.:itar I-iilter I2-ft

Tey Camera 123

settings available er unavailable with 115
Creative Be-teueh eptien 23?
Creative "v'ielee tnede 33 2-33h, 343, 3-113
range nf shutter speeds available 333

selecting an espesure me-tie 332

tlrnppirtg menu uptiurt 291-it
Cttrser buttens
tlewn butten
funetiens ef 253
left butten
general functiens ef 241
right butten
functit:-us trf 23$

up buttett 225-2213
using fnr retnuclt t'tntctinns 221':
using tn play mevie 225
Lfustetn Set 1'-tletttety menu eptien 129, 29-I-2913, 3-I-I
tahle til settings that can be saved 29:3

tlfustem sheeting ntedes 129

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Date and time
tlisplaying with Display butten 257
setting 31, 291.1
Date Stamp menu ttptitm 2tf1"2-2133

DE Ceupler 3413
Panasnnic rntnlel nu. lItl't'l"|."v'-lItIZItfl'I" 3'I"9

Deleting images 222-223

Demn lvtetle menu eptien 32'?
Depth ef lieltl
relatjensltip te apernne E2

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llligisettping 3191, 3-t'i4

Digital Etsitu 149-159, 1135

Display butten 253-25?
general ftmetinns nf 2515-257
using fer infertnatien ab-nut sc ette types 91?, 2515
using tn display date and time 25?

using te switch character display fer test entry 2T2

Display screens "253-2513
in Intelligent .~'tute ancl Creative -.-'itlee metles 255
DDF [Digital I-rint Drcler Fermat} 2131-232

E
I-icnnnmy menu nptittn 212, 313-31-I

Electrenic viewnder
1-anasenic I311.-l1"v'-I.v'l-'2 19'1", 3113, 3 I5, 332

Enlarging image 515-, 2151

centered en fnctts peint 2152
E3-' te-:spnsure- value}
Espesure cetupensatien 413-4?
need tn reset tn acre when cltme :ll:l

scale en display -1-T

I'I1"i|'ll_l-5l.lIti lsleter menu nptitnt s-t, 3 Ill

Estenclecl IE-D menu eptiett 1571'-153

Estended U-ptieal fleem 1-113-1-t-9
relatinnship tn picture siae 1-I5-149
Eye-ti crud 25

F
l-'aceh-tsztlst

upleatiing images and viclees te 271-272

Face I-teeegnitien Edit menu eptien 2t~t3
Face 17-leeegnitien menu eptinn 1-9. 1151-1133
Faverite menu eptien 213111-E1
I"'avn|'iles

images marlced as 223

selecting ft:-r slide shew 2t'n':-

FIID setting 341

File types
.mpe 112
Filter adapter

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1-anasenic medel ne. tn.-tu-'-t~;st 359, 3152, 31115

type that attaches by bayenet mechanism 3517"
Filters
attaching tn L111? camera 3315
Firmware
upgrading frem eu|Tcnt versinn 32.5

Fish-eye lens
attaching te 1.5;? camera 31-tit
Five-btttten array 225-253
f1ash
using 49-51']
in Intelligent _-tute sheeting tnede 3 55
in Scene mnde 355

with btu'st sheeting 2-1-E

1-I ash Adjustment menu tiptitm 193- I 94

using with e-ste mal flash 19-I

Flash, hnilt-in
pepping up 31.1, 49, 219
Flash, estemal 339-392
effect tin available llash mndcs 1911

1'1--[eta ls-lecablitz tnedel ne- se .-1,1-'-4 39111, 391

tllympus mu-dcl nu. I-"I.-3t':I~i 3911

Panasenic metlel ne. Dh-P11-'-FL22[1 339

Panasenic medel ne. 1J1't-11.1-'-F1_,-teti 3911
using wireless trigger 391
Flash me-cle 5|, 1139-1911
Ferccd Fin 3511-

selectittg 355-353
1'ilt:-w 1'i'-ync with lited-eye liteduetitin 351':-35141

Flash epen switch 2113

Flash 1-E-ynchrn menu eptien 1911-193
availability with vatieus sheeting mntles 193
Fluerescent lights
setting white balance fnr 235

Fn Buttett Set menu eptien 2913-31111

Isnndlengtnflens 147-145

35mn1-equivalent value 147

Fucus
leclcing 42
selecting a_n autefecus mede 39

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Feens .-t rea Set eptien 239-2-ttl, 299

Fucus frame
tneving -ti, 1159-121, 1T1, 239-249
Fneus switch 3,5, 299

Fennat menu eptien 325

l-errnatting built-in memnry 32-fr

FSII setting 349

Ftntctinn tj1'n,1 butten 233-2-tt
assigning 1 Shel AF eptien te elft, 249, 399
assigning Fectts .-ttrea Set eptien te 1T1, 239-249, 299
assigrting Level Gauge nptinn tn 2-11-I-241

default fttttctien 23S

funetinns [bat can be assigned tn 23i'l-239, 291'!-3111

Guide Line menu eptien 255, 394

H
llappy menu eptien setting e?
HIItl'vll cable

using te eemtect camera te Tv set 19,323

H1311-ll p-nrt 39
I-[DB (I-ligh Dynamic I?-langeft phetegraphy 139. 1913, 3139-37'2
in general sea
t.Lsing special snflware 372

11]) setting 341

HI ghlight menu nptitm 3111

lligh Speed videe recerding 335

Histngrarn 31113-3111-1
esplanatien and esamples 391T1-39'1"
net available in settte sheeting medes 255, 3915
I-In-ndm-Lttt I-In-ndlnupe ll] 334

I
lcen
indicating llash mnde =19
indicating recerding te intemal memery 21i
indicating recerding te SD card 215
iI-Iandhcld It-lite S-]1nt menu nptinn 1'1-Fl

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iHlJIsl rnertu eptien 1':-9, 3'21]

Image
enlarging en screen 51':
Image numbers 31?
lttdicater light 19?, 212, 257'
Infrared Iilter

lleya ntedel Isle. 11122 3139

Infrared phntngraphy 359-31:-I

preblem ef bet spets 391

settings fer 3139
lntelligent .~'tutu Flus mnde- 'T~'3-T4
ltttelligent .-'tute sheeting mede 35. 132-E19
iahility tn use ]=l',,~'1."1."v' fnnnat with 1'13

icen fer 132

limitatin-ns tm settings with 1'13, Ti

Hecerding menu settings available with 135

lntelligettt Dynamic setting 17'?-1'29
Intelligent ISD setting 155
ltttelligent Reselutien setting 193-194
Intelligent I-ienm 19-1-195
cempatibility with ether settings 195
rclatitmship tn lvltrtinn lltehhtr 9'?

lnterla ced videe fermat 349

lntemal memery 21
cepying images te er frem 293-294
fermatting 3211-1
I913 152-155
.+tt1telSD setting 155
availability nf setting with varinus sI't-ntiting medes I5-4

available numerical values 154

effects nf setting en images 153
high settings
effect en image quality 159-159
effect nu image si.-:e I5-l, I51

ittcetupatibility with burst sheeting with llash 154, 159

incnmpatibility wit11 I~?,.'-W1.-' quality 15-I, 159

hew tn set 152, 154-155, 225-22-ti

Itttelligent ISU setting 155

reasens fer using numerical values 155

ISD Increments menu eptien 1513-15?

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19111 Limit menu eptien

incempatibility with numerical I913 value 155
ISD Limit Set menu eptien 155

J
.II"l-7,111 image ftirmat '29, I51-152

sire ef image tiles 151

H
l~.',elvins 2213-22?

L
language

setting 3.1. 3213

Language menu epti-en 3213
LCD Dis play menu eptien 391
LCD display screen
ad_iusting brightness and cnlnrs 391

turning eff 19?

I.1flII1 lltisplay 91}-'Ie menu nptitm 39-1

LCD hletle menu eptien 392

Leica IJ-Ln:-t ti
similarity te Lumis LI? ]_1i
Lens cap
autematie 19,395
errer message fer failuee tn remeve 3113
preblem nf dangling L9

Lens cap string

attaching re camera E
Lens Resume menu eptien 311
Level Gauge eptien
assigning teF|1netien bulttm 249-2-I1
Leveling menu eptiett 229
I.ive 1.-"iew ls--Inde menu nptinn 314

L11-F Display Style menu eptien 393

M
lvlacre fectts range 299, 351.1
lvlacrn p]1ntngrap1'ty 3-I9-352

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using llash 351

lvlanual e.spesure sheeting mede 92-93
display ef net'tnal espesure 93
reasens fnr using 92

steps fer using 92-94

using fer 1-1121-t~1 phntegi-aplty 92
1'1--lanual fecus 43-14
adjusting in autefecus tuude 214-215, 224
ad_iusting with cnrser buttens =15, 214
enlarged image te assist with 44, 311
fneusing seale 4:1

reasens fer using 43

using fer macrn sltnntirtg 351

1'1--lanual Fecus I-7-tesume menu eptien 311

lvlegapisels '[I's'IP'] 145-1413
lvlemery eartt
chnesing type te use 21-24
inserting intn carnera 213

stet'age capacities ef different sizes E

varieties nf 22

wireless types 25
lvlenu lltesume menu eptien 323
lvlenu-' Set butten
ftutctietts ef 253
lvletering lvlnde menu eptien 1'23-1'2?

availability with vaneus sheeting medes 1213

Center-weighted 1'23

ltew te.set 174

ls-lultiple 1'23
Spet 1'13-174
hew te use 1'15-1713
mnving sptit areund screen 1'21:

1"---[F As sist menu eptien =leL 31 1-312

nnn1ngtncatnlu:enbnged 45,214,313

1'1--Ii ceephene
lecatien ef 221
lvlinimum Shutter Speed metm eptien 192-193
always active in Pregrrun mede 91.1
lvlede dial 219-211
lvlenecluceme setting fer Phete Style tse

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1-.'lntinr1 llteblur rnenu eptien 1'17

lvletien Picture menu 339-345

.-*tF.-'_--tE Lnclt 342
.4.F.4tssist Lamp 3-14
t'_1entinueus _-tF 342
Digital '.tn:-m 344

Efspesure ls-lede 343

Intelligent lltyrtamie 343

Intelligent Reselutien 343

Intelligent Enein 343
If-ID Increments 342
ISD Limit Set 341
Is-Ietering l'vlnde 342

Phete Style 339

Rccnrding lvlndc 339

Recerding Duality 349-341

Stabilizer 344
'9.-ittd Gilt menu eptien 3-14
lvletien picture recerding- See "v'idee recerding
3.--tutiui-1 pictures

playbacl-t. See "v'idees: playbaclc

lvlnvie btttttm 52, 212, 329

1'1--I124 videe fetmat 5_L 339

It--tnltiple F,:~:pestu'e menu eptien 179-191
.-nite Gain setting 199
availability with varieus sheeting medes 191

1'11
131111-' I-ineus lever 214-2113

using te
using tn
using tn
using tn

activate I"~I[1t Iilter 1131, 215-2113

adjust manual fecus =11 214, 31111
enlarge image at fecus peittt 2113. 2152
screll dtreugh images 2113

2111-3 tneutral de-nsityl llller I199-lfvl, 215-2113

cempatiblity with vznieus sheeting medes 2113

hlu-ise reduetinn

ad_iusting with Phete Style menu eptiett 135-1313

hltunber Reset menu eptien 317

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Ltptical viewnder
Panasenie D13-fit--3-Fl 197
Dptienal lr'iewtinder1neuu eptiett 1913-197, 254

P
Panasenic Lumis tltls-ttf-IJL7
items shipping in bes 17
lacldng feattues I5
pnsitive features 14
Panerama shets
playbaclt 2213, 29-9

PhetnActtte seftware 249

P11t1'1t1t'un9'1't 113111 seftware 273, 324

Phetehlatis seftware 249

Phete Style menu eptien 134-1-t-1
ahndged versien in Intelligent Ante me-de 134
cempared te Creative 1Ienu'el sheeing tttede 1313-137
line-tuning parameters 135-131':

lituitatien.s 134
Phutti 1'1-tyle settings

Eustem 144
1'v1enec1u*eme 1-11
l~latural 149
Pertrait 143
Scenery 142

Standard 139
3vnll39

PictBridge 319
Picture Sire menu eptien 1-t-5-1511
available with RA-.3" 1- IPEG setting 1413
in Intelligent Ante mede 135
relalinnship tn aspect ratin 145

unavailable with RA1i" quality 1413

ldaybaekrnenu 279-292

Playbaclt It-lede menu 259-2139

Playbaclt ef still images
autematic review itt sheeting mede 315-3113
burst sltets 2-1-13-247

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calendar display 2131

enlarging images 2131

Filtering Play eptien 2137-2139
indes views 55, 2131-2132
navigating threugh images 5-1, 259
Tsltirmal Flay 2139-2132

everview
Play butten 213-214

using te ntnt camera en in playbaclt mede 213. 317

Play en LCD menu eptien 315
Pewcr LCD eptien 392
Pewcr switch 212
Print 9et menu nptitm 291-292

Pt'egran1 Diagram menu eptien 159-1131

Pregram filtift 219-229

Pregram sheeting mede 39, 79-79

advantages ef 79
tlrawbaelts ef 99
lituitatien en leng shutter speeds 193
F'rngressive vidett l'tin'nal 3411

Pt'etected images
deleted by 1-innrtat enmrnand 293

Pretect menu eptien 292

1-9ll setting 3-ttl

D
Quality menu nptinn 3'9, l.3tl1-152

distinguished ft'em Picntre Sire eptien 159-151

Quick A 1-" menu nptinn 13" 1- 1'22

Duiclt 1'1-Ienu 11111-Ieuttjt butten 229-222

R
R.-139 fertnat 79
bencllts nf using 353

drawbaclts ef using 354

relatitmship tn I-hutn fityle setting 1313

siae ef image tiles 151

R.-139 + IPE13 eptien 151-152
using with Creative Cnntrel sltneting mede 152
R.--L113 eptlett fer t',_1uality

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|.|11m-'ailab1-.1 11-i111 31.1 511111113 152

R-Bill R1141] 217-211]

swit-:l1i11g 1"u111:1ir:+11s of Ii-E1-91]

I_L-;in__f 1111' a:1j11&~;1m1:n1:-; in I11[::]1i gent A1111: Flu:-1 11111111; T-I

115111;; 111 M:1_1111:11 E!Ji|JEl'51ll'E! 1111:1111: .-I13

I_|:-rlg 111 u11a11g 511.1: 111"1'111:us l'r11|m: ITH
111"-i11g111 |:un1n.1l 1.11-1p1.1s11r+.1 120111111:-11sa1iu11 -17. 21?"-13
u1=.i11_g 1:1 set 5111111111 speed EU-UH. 211'
R+;:n:1.1rding munu
general att1'ib1|t-.=:s 13!]
g1'u:-,*1:|r.l-1:-11l11[11i1111&-; I33

11a1-lg:-1|ingi11 131-132
Ll:-;ing 3)

Red-I: ye RB-:l1u:1i=111 1111511 setting 195, 35?

1111211-::';.-'1: E-1-.:1111.wa1 |111111u r.1[.1ti=J|1 1*)-1-1515
Rcmai|1i11g Displany mi:-111111|_11i1.111 HUG
Reset 1111:1111 1:1pti~:r11 313
H115-aiau munu 11p-linn '1'?!1-2'1?

R:t=:+u+:l1upti1:u1s IE5-25'.-'
Hntriltn: |IIi:-;]1|a}' mcnu upliun 3."-1|

S
F.:|l11r.=1li1111
zn:lj11s|i11g 1.1-"1111 Phutn Style 111e11u crpIi+:.111 13:-I-13~I';~
Hczunu 111.:l::1_'li~;11_'| (13

S cw:-111: 1111:-nu E15-EFT

1'|::-1:111: M::1111 m::1|u u|':ti1111 321

Scene shcm-ling mu-1:111 94-112

gctli|1g i11t11111111ti1'111 111111111 51:12:11: t3'p1':1-: 1?-115
li1111taliu11:s 1111 r-11:-1l111g:~1 w1t]1 EFT
s-.=:1:;:cti11g a scene type E15-9?. 323
1'-1111:1111 1}]-1-1::-1

ED 110-112

Hah}; |1r'
E-lass T]1m11g11 1119'
I]]J1-1 1115. 3?]
Night P111-lrnil 355
Pz|11:1r:|111a 511111
[11:1}"h111:1~; 111' [1:111c1ru111u:-: EH-F1

Pal 1111?-1UEP

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1-1'11't1'ait EFT-B111

Scenery 93-E19
settings available 11'it11{tal11e] 112
31111 F11-tin E111

Sports 1111
1"1u11s1:1 I11-J

SD 1:a1'1:l E
1-11}H{Iea1'1I

EDIE 1:a1'11 E
i11e11111pat111i1it}= iss11es 2:1
1-1e]11.111i1: l"11111igin11:l1;r 251'!
Self-ti111e1' 1'11, 251]-2511
i1:1111 11is]'1la}'1:1l11[1 sereen 252

1i111ite-11 1111-ti1:1ns i11I11te]1ige11t111t1:1 n11:11:1e 251

11pli11ns 25]

setting 11:1r11111]|i]11le s]111ts 251

1-1e111]1 111e1111
in genera] 211151-2911
using 32
Sharpness

a1:1j11sting 11-'it]1 P1'1e1t1:1 .'i1t'1e- n1e1111 1:1pti1:111 1315-15111

11H setting 5411

ahitjx 111 mal-:e l1111g 11:1:e11'1:ling in United States 11-'11

1-1I111|te1'11utt11n 211
11si11g 111 1:11nt1111 1'i1le-11 re-1:11r1Iing 211, 335
Shutter P1*i1:1ri|}* s111:1-1:1t111g 1111:11Je 117--11
sle[1s l'11r setting 11-11-111]

Sliulter speed
a't'ai1ahi|it}' 111 2511-se1_'11n1.l setting I113

range 11fa1-'ajla1:1le settings 3111,32. E111. 13.3

25111-see111111 setting in 1'1--1a1111a1 1n11-r.1e J-1
e1'1'e1:-1 111' ISU 11n a1=:1i]ahIe se-llings 9'-I-I11?setti11g with rear dial E-J
using 111 1:1'1:.a11:- light trails 1111-111.1
using 11:1 step aeti1:111 117"-ES
Shutter s[11|_'.e1.l numher 11n displa}-' ser1:1:.n

1listi11g11is11iug 11111 se-e1:1n11s f111111 f1':11:ti1111s EH1

tneaniiig 111 re11 111111111er 1-111, 1111
n1i11e1l1'ra1:li1.11111] and 1ile1:i11111l 1'al11es E11
.;1111g1e-s111:11;1ti11g 1:1pti1:111 2-I-5

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