Panasonic DMCG5KK, F0612MC0, VQT4H13 owner manual Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

Recording

Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

Applicable modes:

A To open the flash

Slide the flash open lever.

B To close the flash

Press the flash until it clicks.

• Be sure to close the flash when not in use.

• The flash setting is fixed to [Œ] while the flash is closed.

Note

•Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb.

Switching to the appropriate flash setting

Applicable modes:

Set the built-in flash to match the recording.

•Open the flash.

1Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menu. (P64)

2Touch the item.

• Exit the menu after it is set.

	Item	Description of settings
‰	([Forced Flash On])	The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
	([Forced On/	• Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
	Red-Eye])
	([Slow Sync.])	When taking pictures against a dark background landscape, this feature
	([Slow Sync./	will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated. Dark background
	Red-Eye])	landscape will appear brighter.

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

•Using a slower speed can cause motion blur. Using a tripod can enhance your photos.

Π([Forced Flash Off]) The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.

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

•Close the flash to turn it off when the built-in flash is used.

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.

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