The Pocket Guide to the Panasonic LUMIX LX100
By Rob Knight
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The Pocket Guide to the Panasonic LUMIX LX100 is a quick and to-the-point companion guide to help you make the most of this highly capable advanced camera. The basic operation of the LX100 is fairly straightforward for those photographers with an understanding of exposure and composition—adjusting the aperture and shutter speed are simple enough. But there are many next-generation features, functions, and customizable setups that even a seasoned photographer might overlook or not take full advantage of—features that, when implemented, could make all the difference in getting the shot.
In this concise guide, Panasonic LUMIX Luminary Rob Knight shares his real-world experience with the LX100. Rob doesn’t spend time rehashing the basics of the exposure triangle; instead, he dives into a curated collection of the LX100’s best features and capabilities that he uses regularly. Some of the topics covered include:
- The best focus modes and settings based on the shooting situation
- Customizable Function (Fn) button and Control Dial options
- In-Camera RAW processing
- Shooting in Silent mode
- Multiple exposures and panoramas
- 4k photo mode
- WiFi settings and features
- And much more!
Rob Knight
ROB KNIGHT, PhD is Professor of Pediatrics and Computer Science & Engineering and Director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California, San Diego. He is co-founder of the Earth Microbiome Project and American Gut. Rob is the coauthor of Follow Your Gut and Dirt is Good.
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The Pocket Guide to the Panasonic LUMIX LX100 - Rob Knight
Rob Knight
The Pocket Guide to the
Panasonic LUMIX LX100
The Pocket Guide to the Panasonic LUMIX LX100
Rob Knight
robknightphotography.com
Editor: Joan Dixon
Project manager: Matthias Rossmanith
Copyeditors: Liz Welch
Layout and type: Charlene Charles-Will
Cover design: Anna Rossbach/Charlene Charles-Will
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ISBN: 978-1-937538-86-6
1st Edition (1st printing, January 2016)
© 2016 Rob Knight
All images © Rob Knight unless otherwise noted
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Becky Grace Knight,
and our children, Deacon and Georgia. You guys are the
light of my life, and the best reason I know of to
have a camera in the first place.
About the Author
Travel and nature photographer Rob Knight has been a professional artist for nearly thirty years. He’s been a photographer for more than half of that time and an educator since 2010. Rob is a member of the Panasonic LUMIX Luminary team and is a Manfrotto Ambassador. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom, and he was a finalist for the National Association of Photoshop Professional’s Photoshop Guru
award for photography in 2008 and 2009. He has taught countless classes and workshops on Lightroom, and he wrote the Essentials for Lightroom app for iOS.
Rob is best known for his destination photo workshops, his easy-going teaching style, and his informative critiques. While he enjoys teaching in a classroom setting, Rob prefers the more hands-on learning offered by working with students on location.
In 2010, Rob founded Digital Photo Adventures workshops to provide all-inclusive photo workshops in Costa Rica. In addition to the popular Costa Rica workshops, Digital Photo Adventures now offers workshops in the U.S. to destinations like Route 66 and and coastal Maine.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1 OUT OF THE BOX
A QUICK TOUR
Analog Dials and PASM / Additional Controls on the Lens
SETTINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Q. Menu Options / FN Buttons / Fix the iA Button / Activate Zoom Resume / Turn Off the Beep!
2 DIVING DEEPER
CONTROL RING FUNCTIONS
STEP ZOOM
EXTENDING THE ZOOM RANGE
MECHANICAL VS. ELECTRONIC SHUTTER
INTELLIGENT ISO
SILENT MODE
3 BIG-CAMERA FUNCTIONS
GET IN FOCUS
Focus Modes
SMALL FLASH WITH BIG FEATURES
High-Speed Sync / Flash Exposure / Wireless Flash
CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
4 CREATIVE MODES AND FEATURES
RAW, JPEG, OR BOTH?
PRE-PROCESSING OPTIONS
Photo Styles / Highlights Shadow Menu / iDynamic / i.Resolution / Picture Effects Filters
IN-CAMERA RAW PROCESSING
MULTIPLE EXPOSURES
PANORAMA MODE
BENDING TIME WITH TIME LAPSE
SETTINGS FOR GREAT VIDEO
4K PHOTO MODE
REMOTE CONTROL AND MORE: WI-FI FEATURES
Getting Connected / Image App Features
5 SUGGESTED SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS SHOOTING SCENARIOS
HOME BASE
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
TIME-LAPSE PROJECT
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE PROJECT
WRAPPING UP
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
As member of the LUMIX Luminary team, I’ve had the privilege of using a lot of different cameras. I’m always excited to try the latest Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras, but I’m rarely interested in the fixed-lens compact models. A small-sensor compact camera is something pretty much every photographer has, and Panasonic is known for making really good ones. I have a LUMIX TS-5 camera that I take on vacations because it’s waterproof and rugged, but