Panasonic Lumix LX3 Review

Stealth Quick Capture Settings for Street Photography: 1 Select S Mode / Shutter Speed Priority at 1/500 (for a sunny day) and Auto ISO up to 1600, or use P mode with Auto ISO to let the camera determine your values 2 Turn on External Viewfinder, this will turn off the LCD screen 3 Turn off the AF Assist Lamp, this turns off the bright red beam that projects from the front of the camera for focusing 4 From the Setup menu select Beep and turn off Beep Level and turn off Shutter Volume 5 From the Camera menu select AF Mode H (high) with center point if not using manual zone focus 6 Turn switch on the lens to Manual Focus and set your distance for 1.5 meters 7 From Setup menu select &Set Mem&and then choose C1 and say Yes to overwrite current settings. Best Settings I Could Find for Color Jpegs: COLORS OUTDOOR (mainly street photography) Nostalgic Setting Contrast+2 Color+1 Sharpness 0 NR-2 AWB &two notches; &one notch COLORS INDOOR (mainly studio: portraits and books image reproductions) Nostalgic Setting Contrast+2 Color+2 Sharpness+2 NR-2 AWB: &two notches; &one notch BLACK & WHITE (mainly street photography) Dynamic B&W Setting (or Smooth B+W in extremely high contrast lighting scenarios) Contrast 0 Color 0 Sharpness 0 NR-1 Faux X-Pan Tools: DMW LA4 tube + DMW LW46 wide angle conversion lens + Black Gaff Tape In the Camera Menu, turn on Conversion Wide