Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash | Panasonic DMC-FX8GN

Recording pictures (basic)

Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

When you set the flash, you can take pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition.

A: Photo flash

Do not cover it with your finger or any other items.

∫Switching to the appropriate flash setting

For the selectable flash settings, refer to “Available flash settings by recording mode” on P37.

: AUTO

The flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition.

: AUTO/Red-eye reduction

The flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition.

It reduces the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appear red in the picture) by triggering the flash before actually recording the picture. After that, the flash is activated for actual recording again.

•The flash is activated twice. The first flash is activated only for a preparation of actual recording. The subject should not move until the second flash is finished.

•Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.

: Forced ON

The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition.

•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.

: Forced ON/Red-eye reduction

•The flash setting is set to Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction only when you set to [PARTY] in scene mode. (P53)

: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction

When you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature makes the shutter speed slow when the flash is activated, so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background.

: Forced OFF

The flash is not activated in any recording condition.

•Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted.

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Panasonic DMC-FX8GN operating instructions Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer This symbol is only valid in the European Union About Condensation When the lens Is fogged up If you will not be using the camera for Long timeAbout the Lens When you press the 4 button About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Clean-up Clean UP Initializing the Card Format Before Connecting to the PC Or the Printer USB ModeConnecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Playing Back Pictures with Audio Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents Names of the Components Camera ON/OFF Switch P11 Mode Dial P26Zoom Lever P35 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P42 Charge the battery. P12 Quick GuidePlay back the pictures Set the clock. P18 Charging the Battery with the Charger Detach the battery after chargingNot charged. Charge the battery before Is completed About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card Access to the card About the CardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Quality Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingSelect D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D Set date and time About the Setup Menu Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MIN MonitorAuto Review Volume EconomyBeep Tone Shutter Clock SET Reset Video OUTScene Menu Language Recording mode P27 Simple mode P31Playback mode P45 About the LCD Monitor Recording guide line Histogram Example of histogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Taking Pictures Turn the camera on Select normal picture mode Take a pictureNormal recording When the shutter speed is slowed in Slow Shutter P68 AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposureSlow sync./Red-eye reduction P36 Party P58 Focusing Jitter camera shakeDirection detection function Exposure Taking Pictures in Simple Mode Settings in Simple mode PICT.MODESelect the desired item and set the desired value Beep Other Settings in Simple mode Zoom Checking the Recorded Picture Review PressEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Using the Optical Zoom To make subjects appear further away use WideTo make subjects appear closer use Tele Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Available flash settings by recording mode Cm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m 60 to 1/2000 Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Select the self-timer modeTake the picture Compensating the Exposure Under exposedProperly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Number of pictures recorded in burst modeWhen the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Playing Back Pictures Select the picture Pictures Multi Playback To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the pictureShift the picture Zoom Deleting Pictures Select the picture to be deletedSelect Multi Delete Select the pictures to be deleted Delete the pictures Delete all of the picturesSelect ALL Delete To delete all pictures Using the Mode Dial Macro mode Motion image modeSelect PICT.MODE Focus range When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lights Press the shutter button halfwayPress the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time seconds Motion images cannot be recorded without audio Scene mode Portrait P54 Sports P54 Food P55 Scenery P55 Technique for Sports mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible Food mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash Technique for Night scenery modeReduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto Age display setting Birthday setting Soft skin mode Technique for Party mode Technique for Fireworks mode We recommend using a tripod Self portrait mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Using the REC mode menu REC mode menu Refer to P61 for the setting method White Balance W.BALANCEAuto Auto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually White set Adjusted if the flash level is insufficientAbout the white balance fine adjustment About the white balance ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity ISO sensitivity 400Use in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark Not Suitable Places Shutter speed When the aspect ratio is Picture Size PICT.SIZERefer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures AF Mode AF Mode Audio Recording Audio REC AF Assist Lamp OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on Slow shutter Setting Brightness DarkerJitter More Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images To pauseMotion images Icon / / / and play back the motion images Using the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Set the items of the Slide ShowSelect Start By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Select on to set it Example When rotating clockwise Rotating the Picture RotateSelect the picture to be rotated and set it Select the direction to rotate the picture Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number Select SINGLE, Multi or To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings To print the date Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Accident Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures Audio DUB Resizing the Pictures Resize Select the picture and set itSelect YES or no and set it Select the size and set it Trimming the Pictures Shift the picture and pressShutter button to set Following pictures cannot be Clean-up Clean UP Select YES to start the clean-upPicture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated Initializing the Card Format Select YES to format Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures with AV cable suppliedTurn the camera and the TV off AV OUT socket Hold the plug B to push into or pull out Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB ModeSelect USB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP Connecting to a PC This message appears during data transferWindows Macintosh PictBridge PTP setting Folder Composition Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P75 Set the print settings Select a picture to be printedPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Select Print Start and then print out the picture Select Dpof PictureLayout Dpof picture Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance Screen Display Recording Recording in simple mode 100 Playback Others When you go out, bring charged spare batteries Dispose of an unusable batteryCharger Message Display Read Error Please Check the Card Write Error Please Check the CardFolder Cannot be Created Troubleshooting Recording Picture cannot be recordedSubject is not focused properly Recorded picture is blurred Motion image recording stops in the middle Screen is too bright or darkSome pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Noise appears on the LCD monitor When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferred Picture is not played backCard is not recognised by the PC Both ends of pictures are cut at printing Setting for the auto review function is disabled Clock setting is resetOthers Unreadable language was selected by mistake AF assist lamp does not turn on Specifications AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0R57