Panasonic DMC LX 3 Operating Guide

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
When using a memory card, [3:2] cannot be selected in motion picture mode. When using the 
built-in memory, [16:9] and [3:2] cannot be selected in motion picture mode.
Refer to 
 for information about the available recording time.
The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.
Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after 
recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment, the 
quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play them back. 
Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly.
LUMIX model sold after August 2008 has made audio improvement, so it cannot be played 
back on the previous models.
This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
In motion picture mode, the following functions cannot be used.
[š] and [
] in [AF MODE]
Direction detection function
Review
[MODE2] and [AUTO] on the optical image stabilizer function
Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB. The maximum available recording 
time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
(DMC-LX3PL/DMC-LX3SG/DMC-LX3GC/DMC-LX3GJ)
Motion pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 15 minutes. Also, continuous recording 
exceeding 2GB is not possible. (Example: [10m 30s] with [
])
Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen.
(DMC-LX3EG/DMC-LX3E)