Scene mode | Panasonic DMC-FX8GN specs

Recording pictures (advanced)

Scene mode

Set the mode dial to the scene mode to display the scene menu.

When [SCENE MENU] on the [SETUP] menu (P19) is set to [OFF], press the [MENU] button to display the scene menu.

Menu items

SCENE MODE

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PORTRAIT

SPORTS

FOOD

SELECT SET MENUMENU

MENU

: [PORTRAIT] (P54)

: [SPORTS] (P54)

: [FOOD] (P55)

: [SCENERY] (P55)

: [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P56)

: [NIGHT SCENERY] (P56)

: [BABY] (P57)

: [SOFT SKIN] (P58)

: [PARTY] (P58)

: [FIREWORKS] (P59)

: [SNOW] (P59)

•When you press 2, the explanations for each scene mode are displayed. (When you press 1, the screen returns to the scene menu.)

•When rotating the zoom lever toward T or W, the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed.

•If you press the [MENU] button while the scene menu is displayed, you can set the [REC] mode menu (P61) and the [SETUP] menu (P19).

: [SELF PORTRAIT] (P60)

•When you take pictures with a scene mode which is not adequate for the purpose, the hue may differ from the actual scene.

•When you want to change the brightness of the picture to be recorded, compensate the exposure. (P40)

•The following functions cannot be set in scene mode.

–White balance (P62)

–ISO sensitivity (P64)

–Colour effect (P69)

–Picture adjustment (P69)

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Panasonic DMC-FX8GN operating instructions Scene mode, Portrait P54 Sports P54 Food P55 Scenery P55

Contents

Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety This symbol is only valid in the European Union About the Lens About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upIf you will not be using the camera for Long time About These Operating Instructions When you press the 4 buttonAbout illustrations in these operating instructions About illustrations of the cursor button Contents Before Connecting to the PC Or the Printer USB Mode Clean-up Clean UP Initializing the Card FormatConnecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Playing Back Pictures with Audio Before using your camera, check the contents Standard Accessories Names of the Components Mode Dial P26 Camera ON/OFF Switch P11Zoom Lever P35 Optical Image Stabilizer Button P42 Quick Guide Charge the battery. P12Play back the pictures Set the clock. P18 Detach the battery after charging Charging the Battery with the ChargerNot charged. Charge the battery before Is completed About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card About the Card Access to the cardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional Quality Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Initial setting Setting Date/Time Clock SetSelect D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D Set date and time About the Setup Menu Auto Review Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MINMonitor Economy VolumeBeep Tone Shutter Clock SET Video OUT ResetScene Menu Language Simple mode P31 Recording mode P27Playback mode P45 About the LCD Monitor Recording guide line Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram HistogramExample of histogram Taking Pictures Normal recording Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeTake a picture AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure When the shutter speed is slowed in Slow Shutter P68Slow sync./Red-eye reduction P36 Party P58 Direction detection function FocusingJitter camera shake Exposure Settings in Simple mode PICT.MODE Taking Pictures in Simple ModeSelect the desired item and set the desired value Beep Other Settings in Simple mode Zoom Press Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewEnlarge and shift the picture 1k4k8k 8k4k1k To make subjects appear closer use Tele Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear further away use Wide Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Cm to 4.0 m Cm to 2.2 m Available flash settings by recording mode Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity 60 to 1/2000 Take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSelect the self-timer mode Under exposed Compensating the ExposureProperly exposed Over exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Taking Pictures using Burst ModeNumber of pictures recorded in burst mode Recording pictures basic Select the picture Playing Back Pictures To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Pictures Multi Playback Rotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Using the Playback ZoomShift the picture Zoom Select the picture to be deleted Deleting PicturesSelect Multi Delete Select the pictures to be deleted Delete all of the pictures Delete the picturesSelect ALL Delete To delete all pictures Macro mode Motion image mode Using the Mode DialSelect PICT.MODE Focus range Press the shutter button halfway When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lightsPress the shutter button fully to start the recording Available recording time seconds Motion images cannot be recorded without audio Portrait P54 Sports P54 Food P55 Scenery P55 Scene mode Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible Technique for Sports mode Food mode Reduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashTechnique for Night scenery mode Birthday setting Age display setting Technique for Party mode Soft skin mode We recommend using a tripod Technique for Fireworks mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Self portrait mode Using the REC mode menu White Balance W.BALANCE REC mode menu Refer to P61 for the setting methodAuto Auto White Balance Adjusted if the flash level is insufficient Setting the White Balance manually White setAbout the white balance fine adjustment About the white balance ISO sensitivity 400 ISO Sensitivity SensitivityUse in bright Not Places Suitable Outdoors Use in dark Not Suitable Places Shutter speed Refer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures When the aspect ratio isPicture Size PICT.SIZE Audio Recording Audio REC AF Mode AF Mode OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on AF Assist Lamp Brightness Darker Slow shutter SettingJitter More Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ To pause Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion ImagesMotion images Icon / / / and play back the motion images Using the Play mode menu Set the items of the Slide Show Playing Back with Slide ShowSelect Start By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Select on to set it Rotating the Picture Rotate Example When rotating clockwiseSelect the picture to be rotated and set it Select the direction to rotate the picture Select SINGLE, Multi or Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number To print the date To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings Accident Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture Protect Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures Audio DUB Select the picture and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect YES or no and set it Select the size and set it Shift the picture and press Trimming the PicturesShutter button to set Following pictures cannot be Picture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated Clean-up Clean UPSelect YES to start the clean-up Select YES to format Initializing the Card Format Playing back pictures with AV cable supplied Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenTurn the camera and the TV off AV OUT socket Hold the plug B to push into or pull out USB Mode Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterSelect USB Mode Select PC or PictBridge PTP This message appears during data transfer Connecting to a PCWindows Macintosh Folder Composition PictBridge PTP setting When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P75 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Select a picture to be printed Set the print settingsPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Select Dpof Picture Select Print Start and then print out the pictureLayout Dpof picture Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance Recording Screen Display Recording in simple mode Playback 100 Others Charger When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesDispose of an unusable battery Message Display Folder Cannot be Created Read Error Please Check the CardWrite Error Please Check the Card Recording Picture cannot be recorded TroubleshootingSubject is not focused properly Recorded picture is blurred Screen is too bright or dark Motion image recording stops in the middleSome pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Noise appears on the LCD monitor Picture is not played back When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferredCard is not recognised by the PC Both ends of pictures are cut at printing Clock setting is reset Setting for the auto review function is disabledOthers Unreadable language was selected by mistake AF assist lamp does not turn on Specifications AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0R57