DMC-L10 | PRODUCTS | LUMIX | Digital Camera

In the same way as photographers select different films for their distinctive coloring and contrast, you can choose from six color types and three monochrome types with the DMC-L10. When shooting in black and white, the contrast, sharpness, and noise reduction for each mode parameter can also be customized in five steps and stored in memory. The same is true when shooting in color, with the addition of saturation adjustment. This gives the DMC-L10 the same kind of delicate selection capability as a film camera. You can also check the effects on the LCD before you shoot, thanks to Live View. This gives you the exact photo expression you want.

Scene Mode lets you select optimum settings quickly and easily to match your scene or subject, by simply turning a dial. The DMC-L10's new Advanced Scene Mode gives you even more detailed selections and settings for Portrait, Scenery, Macro, Sports, and Night Portrait modes. This makes it easy to get the photos you want.

The separate white balance button and easy-to-see LCD give you nine settings to choose from: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, Flash, and Color temperature settings, or 2 White Set modes. You can make fine color adjustments by using the arrow keys to navigate on a graph with two axes (amber to blue, and magenta to green) displayed on the menu screen. The Full-time Live View function lets you immediately confirm the color adjustment condition.

You can retrieve exposure compensation values and adjust them in the range of -2 to +2 EV, in 1/3 EV steps while checking the effect on the LCD.

Full-time Live View also makes this function possible. In ordinary shooting, the camera takes all photos with the same 4:3 horizontal-to-vertical aspect ratio. The DMC-L10 also lets you shoot photos with the 3:2 ratio used in 35mm film or HD photos with the 16:9 ratio of wide-screen TVs. Being able to match the aspect ratio to your subject and shooting intent gives you even greater expression. Your HD photos can fill the entire screen of a wide-screen HDTV for a sensational viewing experience.

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The Multi Exposure function lets you take double or triple exposures in a single frame. For example, you can capture a single flower as three flowers in one photo, or you can make a child look like triplets.
The LUMIX DMC-L10 allows you to shoot while checking the image with Live View. After you've taken the first shot, it appears with a translucent effect, so you can use it to set up your second shot. The same for the third shot. The camera also automatically adjusts the gain to optimize the exposure. With Live View, you can compose images right inside the camera while visually ensuring that they are framed exactly the way you want them.

The L10 provides Extra Optical zooming, which increases the optical zoom power by 1.8x. (Extra Optical zooming is possible only when using Full-time Live View or recording at a resolution that is less than the maximum.) For example, when shooting in 3-megapixel mode with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the Extra Optical Zoom function can "cut out" an image area at the Live MOS Sensor's center equivalent to 3 mega pixels (of the total 10.1 mega effective pixels). This increases the zoom power with minimal deterioration. The L10 also offers 2x and 4x digital zooming***. When combined with the Extra Optical Zoom, this provides up to 26x zoom power.

*In the U.S. market, the Extra Optical Zoom is called the Extended Optical Zoom.
**As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.
***Only with Live View mode. As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.

Selecting Full-time Live View lets you check vertical and horizontal alignment on the large, 2.5-inch screen as you shoot. With the DMC-L10's new Guideline 2, you can move the guidelines according to the subject's position. This is especially handy when taking photos of natural scenery or buildings. The histogram display makes it possible to check exposure and contrast in real-time. And full-time Live View lets you check the setting details before you shoot, for a perfect shot every time.

This lets you move the part that is enlarged by the MF Assist function to any area of the frame you want.

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