How to Customize Your Panasonic LX‑100 II Quick Menu for Faster Shooting

Smart use of the Quick Menu (Q.Menu) is one of the simplest ways to speed up shooting with the Panasonic Lumix LX-100 II camera. The LX‑100 II has a rich menu system, but the Q‑Menu lets you quickly adjust your most frequently used settings without diving through pages of menus. This post walks you through why it’s worth customizing, how many items you can add, and how to configure the Q.Menu.

Why customize the Q.Menu?

The LX‑100 II’s Quick Menu is a pop‑up menu accessible by pressing the Q.Menu button / Fn2 button by default). Panasonic includes a handful of settings by default, but you can completely reconfigure this menu to match your shooting style. Once customized, pressing Q.Menu lets you quickly change the Photo Style, Filter Effect, select and turn on Bracketing, white balance, as well as many other settings with just a few button presses.

Tip: Before customizing the Quick Menu, use your camera for a while in the field. Pay attention to the settings you change most often—metering mode, Filter Effect or Photo Style—and then add them to your Q.Menu. When you’re arranging the Q‑Menu, drag your most-used items to the beginning of the list so they’re always the first options you see.

How many items and functions are available?

The custom Quick Menu holds up to 15 shortcuts displayed in a single row at the bottom of the screen. Panasonic provides roughly 34 assignable functions, including ISO, white balance, Photo Style, picture size and quality, aspect ratio, focus and drive modes, metering, flash and bracketing settings, HDR, stabilizer, i.Zoom/digital zoom and more.

Your choice of functions to include in the customized Q.MENU should take into account the settings of the function buttons and control dial. For example: In the default camera settings, pressing the right side of the control dial, brings up the white balance menu, so you may not want to include white balance in your customized Q.MENU.

My favorite functions to include in my customize Quick Menu are: Photo Style, Filter Effect, Picture Quality Bracketing, and Focus Peaking.

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Step‑by‑step: customizing the Quick Menu

The Quick Menu customization process is straightforward. Here steps to customize the Q.MENU.

Open the menu system by pressing Menu / Set button in the center of the Control Dial. Navigate to the Custom menu (wrench with a C) → Operation → Q.MENU. Switch the Q.MENU option from PRESET to CUSTOM. Press the back icon in the lower left a couple times or half press the shutter button to exit the menu system.

Press the Q.MENU / Fn2 button to bring up the quick menu. You will now see a wrench with a Q in the lower left hand corner of the Q.MENU. Pressing this icon will put you in Customize Mode after a brief display of an instructions screen.
Once in Customize Mode you can choose functions to add to your quick menu. In the top row you’ll see 5 pages of available functions. Use the arrow keys or the control dial to scroll to the function you want and press MENU/SET to select it.
Assign to a slot: Move to the bottom row, choose an empty slot (or select an existing slot to replace its function) and press MENU/SET. You can also drag and drop functions with your finger to add them to the bottom row.
Repeat until you’ve added all your desired functions (up to 15). To remove a function, highlight it in the bottom row, press MENU/SET, then select Yes to the Cancel Menu Popup. You can also drag a function from the bottom row to the top area with your finger to remove it from the Q.MENU.
Save and exit: Press the Exit icon or the shutter button halfway to return to the shooting screen. Your customized Q.MENU is complete.

Rearranging items

If you want to rearrange the order of the Quick Menu items in the bottom row, I found it easier to drag functions off the bottom row and then re-add them in the order you would like. While the customize mode in Q.MENU allows you to drag icons along the bottom row, I’ve had trouble with having the order change take effect.

Final tips and best practices

Start with fewer items: Don’t feel obligated to fill all 15 slots. A streamlined Q‑Menu with 6–8 items you actually use is easier to navigate than a cluttered one.
Experiment over time: As you shoot more with the LX‑100 II, you may realize certain settings belong elsewhere (e.g., ISO assigned to a Fn button instead of the Q‑Menu). Periodically revisit your Q‑Menu and update it.
Remember mode‑dependent items: Some functions are only available in certain modes (e.g., Photo Style is not available in Intelligent Auto). If a function is grayed out, check your shooting mode.
Use touch control: In Q‑Menu edit mode you can drag items directly on and off the Quick Menu using the touchscreen, making it faster to add or remove them.

Conclusion

Customizing the Quick Menu on the Panasonic Lumix LX‑100 II is an easy way to speed up your shooting and make the camera feel like an extension of your eye. By choosing up to fifteen shortcuts tailored to your workflow and arranging them logically, you minimize time spent digging through the main menu and maximize time spent capturing the moment. Spend some time experimenting with different configurations, and your LX‑100 II will become even more responsive—whether you’re photographing landscapes, street scenes, or anything in between.

Written by Martin Belan

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