Panasonic DMC-FP3 Taking pictures with flash, Touch the type of flash, Type, operations Uses

Taking pictures with flash

Recording Mode:

Touch on the Quick menu (→17)

• You can also set by touching [FLASH] in the [REC] menu

Touch the type of flash

• Touch [EXIT] to return to the original screen.

●Stand at least 1 m (3.28 feet) away when using the flash to take pictures of infants.

Type, operations	Uses
[AUTO]	Normal use
• Automatically judges whether or not to flash
[AUTO/RED-EYE]∗1	Taking pictures of subjects in
• Automatically judges whether or not to flash (reduce
	dark places
red-eye)
[FORCED FLASH ON]	Taking pictures with backlight
• Always flash
	or under bright lighting (e.g.
[FORCED ON/RED-EYE]∗1
	fluorescent)
• Always flash (reduce red-eye)
[SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE]∗1	Taking pictures of subjects
• Automatically judges whether or not to flash (reduce red	against a nightscape (tripod
eye; slow shutter speed to take brighter pictures)	recommended)
[FORCED FLASH OFF]	Places where flash use is
• Never flash	prohibited

∗1The flash is activated twice. Be sure to stop moving before the second flash. Note that the interval of flashes varies depending on the subject brightness.

When [RED-EYE REMOVAL] is activated in the recording menu, the icon is displayed, red-eye is automatically detected, and the still picture data is corrected. (Only when [AF MODE] is (Face Detection).)

●Shutter speeds are as follows:

•, , , : 1/30 - 1/1600th

•, : 1/8∗2 - 1/1600th

∗2Max. 1/4 sec. when [ ] in [SENSITIVITY] is set; max. 1 sec. when [STABILIZER] is set to [OFF] or when blur is insignificant. Also varies according to [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode, [SCENE MODE] scene, and zoom position.

●The effect of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject and is affected by factors such as distance to the subject, whether the subject is looking at the camera during preliminary flash, and so on. In some cases, the effect of red-eye reduction may be negligible.

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