Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC43 Review

The SIMPLE record screen display. This is the "point-n-shoot" mode where the
camera sets everything for the user automatically. See the next
frame for the simplified menu options.

Pressing the MENU button in SIMPLE mode brings up this abbreviated menu screen.
PICT. MODE selects the image size from ENLARGE (2304×1728), 4×6" (1280×960) or Internet
(640×480). AUTO REVIEW (show image after capture) On or Off. BEEP (camera button
sounds) On or Off. And CLOCK SET to set the time/date.

The screen display in normal Record mode. Icons for Auto flash mode, image size 2304 × 1728, Fine quality, battery level and
282 pictures remaining. Time and date on the bottom.

When you half-press the shutter release the focus and exposure is locked and the shutter
speed and aperture is displayed.

An animated look at all of the still recording screens with their mode icons.
(Simple, Record, Macro, Portrait, Landscape and Night Portrait)

Press the 4-way controller "Up" when in record mode to change the exposure compensation
value (+/- 2.0EV) or to enable the Auto Exposure Bracketing feature and set the step
value (1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV).

The LC43 has a very respectable Macro (close-up) focus mode, in wide angle it can
focus as close as 3.9 inches. The flash throttles down well to keep from over-exposing
subjects as close as about six inches.

In the Review option is enabled then the last picture captured is automatically
displayed for one or three seconds. You can manually initiate Review Mode by pressing
the 4-way controller "Down."

Movie record mode screen. Recording size is 320×240 with a 10 frame per second capture
rate. Audio is recorded. The total amount of recording time available is shown below the
battery meter (there is a 512MB SD card in our camera.) The length of each movie clip
is limited only by the amount of available memory. The optical zoom is not useable in
movie mode, you can use the digital zoom if desired.

W.BALANCE - White balance; Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent or Manual Set


PICT.SIZE - 2304×1728, 1600×1200, 1280×960, 640×480

QUALITY - Fine or Standard

SPOT MODE - Spot Metering; On or Off

ISO SENSITIVITY - Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400

AUDIO REC. - Record 5-sec of audio with still images; On or Off

D.ZOOM - Enable or disable digital zoom option

COL.EFFECT - Off, Cool, Warm, B/W

PICT.ADJ - Color saturation; Natural, Standard, Vivid

MONITOR - Adjust LCD backlight

AUTO REVIEW - Display image after capture; Off, 1sec, 3sec

POWER SAVE - Off, 2min, 5min, 10min

ECONOMY - Battery saver mode; On or Off

BEEP - Button beep sounds; Off, On, Louder

FILE NO.RESET - Reset the file numbers

CAMERA RESET - Reset all settings to default

CLOCK SET - Set time and date

LANGUAGE - Menu language