Panasonic DMCFZ8K, DMC-FZ8 operating instructions Taking Pictures with the Self-timer, Burst mode

Advanced (Recording pictures)

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

1 Press 2 [ ].

2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.

SELFTIMER

OFF
2SEC.
10SEC.
10S / 3PICTURES		or
SELECT	SET MENU

•You can also press 2 [ ] to select.

•If you set [10S/3PICTURES], after

10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals.

3 Press [MENU/SET].

•You can also press the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish.

•The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is automatically set.

4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture.

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CANCEL MENU

•A: Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

•B: Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

•When [10S/3PICTURES] is selected, the self-timer indicator blinks again after the first and the second pictures are taken and the shutter is activated

2 seconds after it blinks.

• The self-timer indicator C blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds

(or 2 seconds).

•If you press [MENU/SET] while the self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is canceled.

•When using a tripod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.

•When you press the shutter button once fully, the subject is automatically focused just before recording. In dark places, the self-timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp (P85) to allow the camera to focus on the subject.

•In simple mode [], the self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds.

•When you set the self-timer to [2SEC.] or [10SEC.] in burst mode, the camera starts taking pictures 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed. The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.

•We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.

•Depending on the recording conditions, the recording interval may become more than 2 seconds when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

•The flash output may not be constant when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

•You cannot select [10S/3PICTURES] when auto bracket is set.

•You cannot use the following functions when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.

–Burst mode

–[AUDIO REC.]

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