Lumix LX 100

bootsofspanishleather said:

I just opened the box and like many others lately there is no printed version of the full users manual. Is there an easy way to adjust the diopter for the eye piece. I would also like to know the best and sharpest focus choice, thanks in advance.

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To adjust the diopter press the shutter button till you get the green box. This is what the camera sees as focus confirmation. Release the shutter and adjust the diopter till it is sharp to you. Press the shutter again to focus and get the solid green dot/box for focus confirmation and tweak as needed.

The position of the diopter is just for viewing it will not affect the images as long as you get that focus confirmation to be sure it is locked.

The best focus choice is and not to be flip, "In Focus"

If you are speaking about how to adjust aperture for depth of field that is a whole other topic. I will no elaborate since Focus and depth of field which is dependent on Aperture, Camera to subject distance and focal length. They are two different things in photography.

To address the no printed owners manual most manufactures will not include a whole book of instruction. Manuals are Very easily found on-line via a google search or though (typically) the support page for your camera on the given manufactures site.

Past that you have to decide if you are shooting in Auto or need to learn photography basics to the more advanced stuff. Once you learn these basics are applicable from this LX-100 to any DSLR to any mirrorless camera the theory is the same.

Set camera to macro focus. Position camera to focus on (and lock on with green confirmation square) in the center of the shot with with nothing else around it. A coffee cup with writing or design pattern on it sitting on a empty table would be a good setup. Use an open aperture and fast shutter speed to reduce camera shake/blur. Get close, like 5 inches or so, lock focus, take photo and play it back. Look in viewfinder while rotating adjustment wheel located on the right side of it. Adjust as needed to bring pattern or writing into best focus.

Tip: place eye at EVF like you would if you were shooting. Practice a few times brining camera EVF up to eye before making final adjustment.

I can't thank you enough. It certainly sounded like I was an inexperienced photographer but this is not the case. I tried adjusting the diopter with no visible change. Now having read your answer I will go back and re-try it. Brilliant bullseye of a response. I have been shooting for 40 years and yes there was a time, sitting with my Nikon F3 hp, saying that I will never shoot digital. This was about the time Adobe had just come out with Photoshop 2.5 and Sony introduced the Mavica. I own that Nikon still and have added a Lumix Lx5, a Lumix GX1 with an excellent optional external viewfinder, and now the LX 100. Until I saw your note I was quite unhappy with the LX 100 viewfinder. I spent my whole career 25+ years as a Photoshop, yes, expert, drum scanner, retoucher, and ran a couple of large format Epson printers. Any other input or camera choice advice will be greatly appreciated. I am on Facebook, live in San Francisco, on instagram as miopolpo. I will attach an image and if there is anyway to offer you a print of something that catches your eye, let me know. This site is a pleasure to belong to. Thank you once again.






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For setting the diopter correctly you just have to look at the information text and icons on the screen and it doesn't matter if the actual image is properly in focus or not. This is because you are looking at a tiny monitor and everything you see in it is on the same plane. You could even put the lens cap on and set the diopter correctly which might even make the image less of a distraction while you're setting it.

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This site is awesome. I have gotten your reply and one other. I was actually thinking of returning the camera before I read the two answers. There I was just turning the diopter wheel aimlessly and saw no change. Now I know why. A pic for your quick, kind and accurate answer to my woes.

LOL, so true. Since I usually need to push buttons or dials, I always view the menu via the LCD screen so it didn't occur to me that it's always available in the EVF too.

Timj351 said:

For setting the diopter correctly you just have to look at the information text

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A lot of people have found that the diopter wheel sometime gets "disengaged" from the mechanism that adjusts the evf lens. In that case try turning it the the end positions and forcefully jog the wheel back and forth. With luck it will engage again

Good morning,

As others have said the full manual is readily available on line but is also on the CD that comes with the camera.

Malcolm

moto,

no matter what I do, no matter which way I turn it the clarity remains the same, crappy oh well.this has never happened to me before. so I know it's not me. but thanks for sure.