Panasonic DMC-FX30 Technique for Party mode Use the flash, Technique for Candle light mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

•The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶.

•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.

•The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [ ].

•ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

•The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

•You cannot set the slow shutter.

•The white balance cannot be set.

[FOOD]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P43) This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.

•The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]

•The white balance cannot be set.

[PARTY]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P43) Select this when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life brightness.

∫Technique for Party mode

• Use the flash.

• We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P38) for taking pictures.

• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m

(4.92 feet) from the subject when taking pictures.

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•The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./

Red-eye reduction [ ] or Forced ON/

Red-eye reduction [ ].

•The white balance cannot be set.

[CANDLE LIGHT]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P43) This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere.

∫Technique for Candle light mode

•If you make the most of the candle light, you can take successful pictures without using the flash.

•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P38) for taking pictures.

•The focus range becomes the same as

macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]

•The flash setting can be set to Slow sync./

Red-eye reduction [ ] or Forced ON/

Red-eye reduction [ ].

•The white balance cannot be set.

1 [BABY1]/

2 [BABY2]

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P43)

This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual.

You can set two different birthdays by using [BABY1] and [BABY2]. You can display the set age when playing back the pictures and stamp the age on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P75).

•The age can also be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-ROM (supplied). (For information about printing, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.)

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