Panasonic DMC-FP8 • About the Battery (charging, number of recordable pictures), • Changing the clock setting, • Setting menu items, • Using the quick menu, • Scene detection

Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................	4
Standard Accessories ...............................	6
Names of the Components .......................	7
Preparation
Charging the Battery .................................	9
• About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures).........	12
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................	14
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........	16
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................	18
• Changing the clock setting................	19
Setting the Menu .....................................	20
• Setting menu items ...........................	21
• Using the quick menu .......................	23
About the Setup Menu ............................	24
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................	30
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............	32
• Scene detection ................................	34
• AF Tracking Function........................	35
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......	36
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Normal Picture Mode)...............	37
• Focusing ...........................................	38

•When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the

center of the composition of the
picture you want to take)...................	38
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......	39
• Direction detection function...............	39
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................	40

•Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/

Using the Digital Zoom .....................	40
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................	42
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................	43
• Using the Playback Zoom .................	44
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode.....	44
Deleting Pictures .....................................	45
• To delete a single picture..................	45
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)
or all the pictures ..............................	45

Advanced (Recording pictures)

About the LCD Monitor............................	47
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash............................................	49
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................	49
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................	54
• [AF MACRO] ....................................	54
• [MACRO ZOOM] ..............................	55
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........	56
Compensating the Exposure...................	57
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........	58
Taking pictures that match the
scene being recorded (Scene Mode) ......	59
• Registering scenes in Scene Mode
(My Scene Mode)..............................	59
• Selecting the Scene Mode for
each recording (Scene Mode)...........	60
• [PORTRAIT] .....................................	61
• [SOFT SKIN] ....................................	61
• [TRANSFORM] ................................	61
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ...........................	62
• [SCENERY]......................................	62
• [PANORAMA ASSIST].....................	63
• [SPORTS] ........................................	63
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT].........................	64
• [NIGHT SCENERY]..........................	64
• [FOOD].............................................	64
• [PARTY] ...........................................	65
• [CANDLE LIGHT] .............................	65
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] .............................	66
• [PET] ................................................	67
• [SUNSET].........................................	67
• [HIGH SENS.] ..................................	67
• [HI-SPEED BURST] .........................	68
• [FLASH BURST] ..............................	69
• [STARRY SKY] ................................	70
• [FIREWORKS] .................................	70
• [BEACH]...........................................	71
• [SNOW] ............................................	71
• [AERIAL PHOTO].............................	71
• [PIN HOLE] ......................................	72
• [FILM GRAIN]...................................	72
• [HIGH DYNAMIC].............................	73
• [PHOTO FRAME].............................	73
Motion Picture Mode ...............................	74
Taking a picture with Face Recognition
function....................................................	77
• Face Settings ....................................	78
• Auto Registration...............................	82
• Sensitivity ..........................................	83
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations..84
• Recording which Day of the
Vacation You Take the Picture .........	84

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