Basic

Taking Pictures in Simple Mode

This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily. Only the basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple.

Basic menu settings

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press 3/4 to select the desired menu item and then press 1.

SIMPLE MODE

PICT.MODE ENLARGE

AUTO REVIEW 4"k6"/10k15cm

BEEP E-MAIL

CLOCK SET

SELECT SET MENU

3 Press 3/4 to select the desired

setting and then press [MENU/ SET].

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.

You can also use the joystick to perform 2 to 4.

Settings in Simple mode

[PICT.MODE]

 

Suitable for enlarging the

[ENLARGE]

pictures to be printed to

 

8qk10q size, letter size

 

etc.

 

Suitable for regular size

[4qk6q/

printing.

10k15cm]

 

 

Suitable for attaching

[E-MAIL]

pictures to e-mails or

 

adding pictures to

 

websites.

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[AUTO REVIEW]

[OFF]

The recorded picture does not

 

automatically appear.

 

 

[ON]

The recorded picture

 

automatically appears on the

 

screen for about 1 second.

 

 

[BEEP]

[OFF] No operation sound

[LOW] Soft operation sound

[HIGH] Loud operation sound

[CLOCK SET]

Change date and time. (P19)

If [ 4qk6q/10k15cm] or [ E-MAIL] is set in [PICT.MODE], the extended optical

zoom is activated. (P33)

The settings for [BEEP] and

[CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes.

The settings for [WORLD TIME] (P23), [MONITOR/VIEWFINDER] (P23), [TRAVEL DATE] (P23), [ZOOM RESUME] (P23), [BEEP] (P24), [AF BEEP] (P24), [SHUTTER] (P24), [NO.RESET] (P24), [DIAL DISPLAY] (P25) and [LANGUAGE] (P25) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to simple mode.

Other Settings in Simple mode

In simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For more information about each setting, refer to the page indicated.

[AUTO REVIEW] (P22): [1SEC.]

[POWER SAVE] (P23): [5MIN.]

Self-timer (P47):

10 seconds

Optical Image Stabilizer (P50): [MODE1]

Burst speed (P51):

Low speed (2 frames/second)

[W.BALANCE] (P77): [AWB]

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Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMCFZ8K operating instructions Taking Pictures in Simple Mode