Panasonic DMCLX5K User Manual

Basic Operating Instructions

For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-LX5

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,

please read the instructions completely.

Please also refer to the Operating Instructions (PDF fo rmat) contained on the CD-ROM (supplied).

You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting.

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Dear Customer,

Model No. Serial No.

Thank you for choosing Panasonic!

You have purchased one of the most s ophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information below. The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.

Carefully observe copyright laws.

• Recording of pre-recorded t apes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copy right laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.

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Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,

• DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING

OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

• USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.

• DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER

SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

THE SOCKET OUTLET SH ALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACC ESSIBLE.

∫ Product identification marking

Product Location

Digital camera Bottom Battery charger Bottom

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FCC Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connecte d.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution:To assure continued compliance, follow the attached

installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or

peripheral devices. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-LX5 Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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∫ About the battery pack

CAUTION

Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

• Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.

• Do not use the battery pac k wit h equipment other than the specified unit.

• Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals .

• Do not touch the plug terminals (i and j) with metal objects.

• Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.

If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water. If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a

long period of time with doors and windows closed.

Warning

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 xC (140 oF) or incinerate.

∫ About the battery charger

CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

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Battery charger

This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V. But

• In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery char ger must be co nnect ed to a 120V

AC power supply only.

• When connecting to an AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use a

plug adaptor to suit the AC outlet configuration.

∫ Cautions for Use

• Do not use any other AV cables except the su pplied one.

• Do not use any other USB connecti on cables except the supplied one.

• Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mi ni cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30;

optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet)

Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).

• If you use this unit on top of or nea r a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.

• Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and/or sound.

• Recorded data may be damaged, or pic tures may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.

• Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microproces sors may adversely affect this unit, dis turbing the pictures and/or sound.

• If this unit is adversely affected by electromag netic equipment and stops functioning properly, turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on.

Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.

• If you record near radio transmit ters or high-voltage lines , the recorded pictures and/or sound may be adversely affected.

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-If you see this symbolInformation on Dispos a l in other Countries outside

the European Union

This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

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Contents

Information for Your Safety...........................................................................3

Standard Accessories ...................................................................................9

Names of the Components .........................................................................11

Charging the Battery...................................................................................14

About the Built-in Memory/the Card............................................................17

Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery.............................18

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).....................................................................19

• Changing the Clock Setting ..................................................................19

Setting the Menu.........................................................................................20

Selecting the [REC] Mode...........................................................................21

Taking pictures with your favorite settings

(³: Program AE Mode) ..................................................................... .........23

• Program Shift........................................................................................24

Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function

(ñ: Intelligent Auto Mode) ..........................................................................25

• Scene Detection....................................................................................26

• AF Tracking Function............... ............. ............ ............. ............ ...........26

Compensating the Exposure.......................................................................27

Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/shutter speed...........................28

• ±: Aperture-Priority AE........................................................................28

• ´: Shutter-Priority AE .......................................................................... 28

Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually ......................................29

Recording Motion Pictur e......... ............ ............. ............ ............. ............. ....30

Playing Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................................31

Deleting Pictures.........................................................................................31

Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format).......................................32

Specifications..............................................................................................34

Digital Camera Accessory System..............................................................37

Digital Camera Accessory Order Form.......................................................39

Limited Warranty

(ONLY FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) ............. ....................................40

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Standard Accessories

Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. Product numbers correct as of July 2010. These may be subject to change.

1 Battery Pack

(Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text) Charge the battery before use.

2 Battery Charger

(Indicated as battery charger or charger in the text) 3 USB Connection Cable 4AV Cable 5 CD-ROM

• Software:

Use it to install the software to your PC.

6 CD-ROM

• Operating Instructions

7 Shoulder S trap 8 Battery Case 9 Lens Cap

A:Black

B:White

10 Lens Cap String 11 Lens ring front

A:Black

B:White

(For the mounting position on the unit, refer to 12 Hot Shoe Cover

¢ This is attached to the ca mera body at the time of purchase.

•SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated

as card in the text.

•The card is optional.

You can record or play back pictures on the bu ilt-in memory when you are not using a card.

•For information about optional accessories, refer to the “Digital Camera

Accessory System

•If any accessories are lost, customers should contact Panasonic’s parts

department at 1 800 833-9626 for further information about obtaining replacement parts.

“Names of the Components”)

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10 11 12

DMW-BCJ13PP K1HA08AD0002

K1HA08CD0028

DE-A81B

VFF0671

VFC4324

VYF3287VFC4366

VGQ0N97

: VYF3361 : VYF3376

: VGK3662 : VGK3696

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Names of the Components

12354

67138

141091112

1Lens 2 Self-timer indica tor

AF Assist Lamp 3Flash 4 Shoulder strap eyele t 5 Focus selector switch

6 LCD monitor 7 [AF/AE LOCK] but ton 8 Playback button 9 Status indicator 10 [MENU/SET] button 11 [DISPLAY] button 12 [Q.MENU]/Delete button

13 Rear dial

Rear dial is described as follows in these operating instructions. e.g.: Rotating left or right e.g.: Pressing the rear dial

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14 Cursor buttons

15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

24 25

3/[FOCUS] button

4/Function button

Assign Menu to 4 but ton. It is convenient to register a Menu that is used

often.

[FILM MODE]/[QUALITY]/[METERING MODE]/[WHITE BALANCE]/

[AF MODE]/[I.EXPOSURE]/[GUIDE LINE]/[ REC AREA]/

[REMAINING DISP.]/[FLASH]/[AUTO BRACKET]/[ASPECT BRACKET]

2/Self-timer button

1/ISO

In these operating instructions, the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described wit h 3/4/2/1. e.g.: When you press the 4 (down) button

or Press 4

15 Aspect ratio selector switch 16 Microphone 17 Zoom lever 18 Motion pic t ur e bu tto n 19 Flash open switch 20 Hot shoe cover

• Keep the hot shoe cover out of reach

of children to prevent swallowing . 21 Mode dial 22 Shutter button 23 Camera ON/OFF switch

24 [HDMI] socket 25 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket 26 Lens ring front 27 Lens barrel

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28 Tripod receptacle

28 29

• When you use a tripod, make sure the

tripod is stable whe n the camera is

attached to it. 29 Speaker

• Do not cover the speaker with your

fingers. 30 Card/Battery door 31 Release lever

32 DC coupler cover

• When using an AC adaptor, ensure

that the Panasonic DC coupler

(DMW-DCC7; optional) and AC

adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional) are

used.

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC

adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).

• We recommend you use a battery with

sufficient battery power or the AC

adaptor when recording motion

pictures.

• If while recording motion pictures

using the AC adaptor and the power

supply is cut off due to a power outage

or if the AC adaptor is disconnected

etc., the motion picture being recorde d

will not be recorded.

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Charging the Battery

∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit

The battery that can be used with thi s unit is DMW-BCJ13PP.

It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards. There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion. Please be ad vised that we are not liable fo r any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack. To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used.

•Use the dedicated charger and battery.

•The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used

safely. The dedicated battery (DMW-BCJ13PP) supports this function. The only batteries suitable for use with this unit are genuine Panasonic products and batteries manufactured by other companies and certified by Panasonic. (Batteries which do not support this function cannot be used.) Panasonic cannot in any way guarantee the quality, performance or safety of batteries which have been ma nufactured by other compan ies and are not genuine Panasonic products.

∫ Charging

•

The battery is not charged when th e camera is shi pped. Char ge the battery before use.

•Charge the battery with the c harger indoors.

•It is recommended to charg e the batte ry in a temperatur e betwe en 10oC to

30 oC (50 oF to 86 oF). (The battery temperature should also be the same.)

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