Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMCFZ8K Audio REC, Metering Mode, Recording still pictures with audio

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AUDIO REC.]

Recording still pictures with audio

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can record audio with the still picture if this is set to [ON]. This means you can record the conversation that took place when you were recording or an explanation of the picture.

•[ ] appears on the screen when you set [AUDIO REC.] to [ON].

•Focus on the subject and press the shutter button to start recording. Recording will automatically stop about

5 seconds later. There is no need to press and hold the shutter button.

•Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.

•If you press [MENU/SET] during audio recording, the audio recording is canceled. The audio is not recorded.

•The total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will decrease slightly when audio is recorded with each picture.

•You cannot take pictures with audio in the following cases:

–Auto bracket

–Burst mode

–When the quality is set to [RAW]

–[STARRY SKY] in scene mode

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[METERING MODE]

Deciding the method to measure brightness

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) You can switch to the following metering modes.

Multiple:

This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically. Usually, we recommend using this method.

Center weighted:

This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center of the screen and measure the whole screen evenly.

Spot:

This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target

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•Metering mode is fixed to multiple [] in simple mode [].

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