AF Assist Lamp | Panasonic DMC-FX8GN specification

Recording Menu Settings

[REC] mode menu (Refer to P61 for the setting method.)

∫High speed AF (H) mode

•When you select 3-area-focusing (high speed) or 1-area-focusing (high speed), the auto focus is activated in high speed and you can focus on the subject more quickly.

•When you press the shutter button halfway, a picture may become still for a moment in the condition before being focused. However, it is not a malfunction. If you do not want to make pictures still during the auto focus, use the AF mode other than 3-area-focusing (high speed) mode and 1-area-focusing (high speed) mode.

•When using the digital zoom or when you take pictures in dark places, the AF area is displayed on the centre of the screen with a size wider than usual.

AF Assist Lamp

[AF ASSIST LAMP]

Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera to focus on the subject in low light conditions.

When you press the shutter button halfway in dark places or other situations, an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist lamp A turns on.

ON The AF assist lamp turns on under low light conditions. In this time, the AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears on the screen. The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m.

OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on.

F5.0 1/60

•When multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas) light at the same time, the camera is focusing on all the AF areas.

The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position that the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode or Spot-focusing mode.

•You cannot set the AF mode in [FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in scene mode. (P53)

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Panasonic DMC-FX8GN operating instructions AF Assist Lamp, OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on

Contents

Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you will not be using the camera for Long time About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upAbout the Lens About illustrations of the cursor button When you press the 4 buttonAbout These Operating Instructions About illustrations in these operating instructions Contents Playing Back Pictures with Audio Clean-up Clean UP Initializing the Card FormatBefore Connecting to the PC Or the Printer USB Mode Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Before using your camera, check the contents Standard Accessories Names of the Components Optical Image Stabilizer Button P42 Camera ON/OFF Switch P11Mode Dial P26 Zoom Lever P35 Set the clock. P18 Charge the battery. P12Quick Guide Play back the pictures Is completed Charging the Battery with the ChargerDetach the battery after charging Not charged. Charge the battery before About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card SD Memory Card supplied and MultiMediaCard optional Access to the cardAbout the Card About handling a card Quality Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Set date and time Setting Date/Time Clock SetInitial setting Select D/M/Y, M/D/Y or Y/M/D About the Setup Menu Monitor Power Save 1MIN./2MIN./5MIN./10MINAuto Review Clock SET VolumeEconomy Beep Tone Shutter Language ResetVideo OUT Scene Menu About the LCD Monitor Recording mode P27Simple mode P31 Playback mode P45 Recording guide line Example of histogram HistogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed ¢Histogram Taking Pictures Take a picture Turn the camera on Select normal picture modeNormal recording Party P58 When the shutter speed is slowed in Slow Shutter P68AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure Slow sync./Red-eye reduction P36 Jitter camera shake FocusingDirection detection function Exposure Beep Taking Pictures in Simple ModeSettings in Simple mode PICT.MODE Select the desired item and set the desired value Other Settings in Simple mode Zoom 1k4k8k 8k4k1k Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress Enlarge and shift the picture To make subjects appear further away use Wide Using the Optical ZoomTo make subjects appear closer use Tele 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 Select the self-timer mode Taking Pictures with the Self-timerTake the picture Over exposed Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Taking Pictures using Burst ModeWhen the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited Recording pictures basic Select the picture Playing Back Pictures To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Pictures Multi Playback Zoom Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards To enlarge the picture Shift the picture Select the pictures to be deleted Deleting PicturesSelect the picture to be deleted Select Multi Delete To delete all pictures Delete the picturesDelete all of the pictures Select ALL Delete Focus range Using the Mode DialMacro mode Motion image mode Select PICT.MODE Available recording time seconds When the subject is focused, the focus indication a lightsPress the shutter button halfway Press the shutter button fully to start the recording 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 Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flashReduction ISO sensitivity is fixed to Auto 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 Auto White Balance REC mode menu Refer to P61 for the setting methodWhite Balance W.BALANCE Auto About the white balance Setting the White Balance manually White setAdjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance fine adjustment Outdoors Use in dark Not Suitable Places Shutter speed ISO Sensitivity SensitivityISO sensitivity 400 Use in bright Not Places Suitable Picture Size PICT.SIZE When the aspect ratio isRefer to P17 for the number of recordable pictures Audio Recording Audio REC AF Mode AF Mode OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on AF Assist Lamp More Slow shutter SettingBrightness Darker Jitter Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Icon / / / and play back the motion images Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion ImagesTo pause Motion images Using the Play mode menu By pressing the Menu button, the Slide Show stops Playing Back with Slide ShowSet the items of the Slide Show Select Start Select on to set it Select the direction to rotate the picture Example When rotating clockwiseRotating the Picture Rotate Select the picture to be rotated and set it 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 size and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect the picture and set it Select YES or no and set it Following pictures cannot be Trimming the PicturesShift the picture and press Shutter button to set Select YES to start the clean-up Clean-up Clean UPPicture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated Select YES to format Initializing the Card Format AV OUT socket Hold the plug B to push into or pull out Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with AV cable supplied Turn the camera and the TV off Select PC or PictBridge PTP Before Connecting to the PC or the PrinterUSB Mode Select USB Mode Macintosh Connecting to a PCThis message appears during data transfer Windows Folder Composition PictBridge PTP setting When the Dpof Select Dpof Print is set. P75 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer NUM. of Prints Set the print settingsSelect a picture to be printed Print with Date Dpof picture Select Print Start and then print out the pictureSelect Dpof Picture Layout Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance Recording Screen Display Recording in simple mode Playback 100 Others Dispose of an unusable battery When you go out, bring charged spare batteriesCharger Message Display Write Error Please Check the Card Read Error Please Check the CardFolder Cannot be Created Recorded picture is blurred TroubleshootingRecording Picture cannot be recorded Subject is not focused properly Noise appears on the LCD monitor Motion image recording stops in the middleScreen is too bright or dark Some pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor Both ends of pictures are cut at printing When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferredPicture is not played back Card is not recognised by the PC AF assist lamp does not turn on Setting for the auto review function is disabledClock setting is reset Others Unreadable language was selected by mistake Specifications AV OUT/DIGITAL VQT0R57