Panasonic VQT0W82 Auto, AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢, Forced on, Slow sync./Red-eye reduction¢

Advanced

3 Press the shutter button halfway to set the selected flash setting.

•You can also set the selected flash setting by doing the following:

–Pressing [ ]

–Not operating the camera for a few seconds

: AUTO

The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary.

: AUTO/Red-eye reduction¢

The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording.

•Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.

: Forced ON

The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.

•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.

: Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction¢

The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

•Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.

: Slow sync.

If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright.

•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background.

: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction¢

If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

•Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background.

: Forced OFF

The flash is fixed to Forced OFF [ ] when it is closed.

The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.

•Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted.

¢The flash is activated twice. The interval between the first and

second flash is longer when [ ],

[ ] or [ ] is set. The subject should not move until the

second flash is activated.

∫Available flash setting by recording mode

The available settings for the built-in flash differ depending on the recording mode. (±: Available, —: Not available)

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¢When setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro, flash setting is not available.

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