Panasonic DMC-L1K Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents

7VQT0W82ContentsBefore UseInformation for Your Safety .......................2About These Operating Instructions ......... 6PreparationStandard Accessories .............................10Names of the Components .....................11Screen Display........................................ 13About the Lens........................................ 16Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 16Charging the Batterywith the Charger.................................. 18About the Battery (charging/number of recordable pictures) ........... 19Inserting/Removing the Battery ..............20Using the AC Adaptor .............................21Inserting/Removing the Card(Optional) ............................................21About the Card........................................ 22Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 23Attaching the Strap .................................24Attaching the Eyepiece Cap ................... 25Turning the Camera On .......................... 25Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 26About the Setup Menu ............................ 27BasicBefore Taking Pictures Withthe Viewfinder ..................................... 31• Tips for taking good pictures............. 31• Making the Viewfindereasier to see (Diopter adjustment) ... 31• Changing the informationdisplay on the LCD monitor .............. 31Matching the Focus and theExposure Automatically(AF: Auto Focus/Program AE mode) .............................32• Taking good pictures ........................ 34• Continuously focusing on a subject(AFC) (When taking pictureswith the Viewfinder) .......................... 35Aperture-priority AE ................................36Shutter-priority AE ..................................36Manual Exposure ....................................38Compensating the Exposure ..................40Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........42Taking Pictures with the Zoom................43Playing Back Pictures .............................44• Changing the InformationDisplayed on theplayback screen................................ 45Deleting Pictures.....................................45Using the Playback Zoom .......................47Displaying Multiple Screens(Multi Playback)...................................48Displaying Pictures by Recording Date(Calendar Playback)............................49AdvancedSwitching to Live View ............................50• Tips for taking good pictureswith Live View................................... 51• Changing the InformationDisplayed.......................................... 51• Recording a picture with the cameraheld high above your head(High angle mode) ............................ 53• Auto focus when takingpictures with Live View ..................... 54• Manual focus when takingpictures with Live View ..................... 55Checking the Depth of Field ...................57Taking Pictures usingthe Built-in Flash .................................58• Adjusting the flash output ................. 61• Bounce flash ..................................... 62Fixing the Focus and the Exposure(AF/AE Lock) .......................................63Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ..........64Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........66Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........67Adjusting the White Balance ...................68Downloaded from ManualsCamera.com Manuals