Panasonic DMC-FX38 Food, Candle Light, BABY1/ BABY2, ∫ Technique for Party mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

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

1[FOOD]

This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.

Note

•The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/1 m (Tele) to ¶]

2[PARTY]

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. (You can set to [ ] or [ ].)

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

•We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being about 1.5 m from the subject when taking pictures.

Note

•The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].

3[CANDLE LIGHT]

This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere.

∫Technique for Candle light mode

•This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash.

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

Note

•The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (Wide)/1 m (Tele) to ¶]

•The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].

:[BABY1]/; [BABY2]

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

It is possible to set different birthdays and names for [BABY1] and [BABY2]. You can select to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on the recorded image using [TEXT STAMP] (P78).

∫Birthday/Name setting

1Press 3/4 to select [AGE] or [NAME] and then press 1.

2Press 3/4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].

3Enter the birthday or name.

Birthday:

2/1: Select the items (year/month/day).

3/4: Setting.

[MENU/SET]: Exit.

Name: For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on P77.

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