Recording

Applicable modes:

Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash

A Photo flash

Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.

Switching to the appropriate flash setting

Set the flash to match the recording.

Press 1 [].

Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].

 

 

 

Item

Description of settings

[]

 

([Auto])

The flash is automatically activated when the recording

[

 

]

([iAuto])¢1

conditions make it necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flash is automatically activated when the recording

 

 

 

 

conditions make it necessary.

 

 

 

 

It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce

[

 

]

([Auto/Red-Eye])¢2

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.

 

 

 

The flash is activated every time regardless of the

[]

 

([Forced Flash On])

recording conditions.

 

Use this when your subject is back-lit or under

 

 

 

fluorescent light.

 

 

 

If you take a picture with a dark background landscape,

 

 

([Slow Sync./

this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is

[

]

activated so that the dark background will become bright.

Red-Eye])¢2

Simultaneously, it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

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

The flash is not activated in any recording conditions. [Œ] ([Forced Flash Off]) Use this when you take pictures in places where the

use of flash is not permitted.

¢1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.

¢2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject. [Red-Eye Removal] (P74) on the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], [] appears on the flash icon.

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Panasonic DMC-FH8, DMC-SZ1 Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash, Switching to the appropriate flash setting