Panasonic DMCLX7K, DMCLX7W, M0712KZ0, VQT4J11 Taking pictures with the built-in flash, 106

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Taking pictures with the built-in flash

You can use the built-in flash to take pictures in dark locations or light up a subject to adjust the contrast of an entire picture when the background is bright.

Open the built-in flash

■■Closing the built-in flash

When you do not want to use the flash or after using the flash, press down to retract the flash until it clicks.

●●Be careful not to catch a finger or any other part of your body or any object when you close the flash.

●●Do not put your hands over the light-emitting area of the flash or look at it from close range. Do not use the flash at close distances to other subjects (heat/light may damage subject).

●●Do not close the flash immediately after the preliminary flash is operated prior to taking pictures for Auto/Red-Eye Reduction and other flash settings. If you close the flash immediately, it will cause a malfunction.

●●When the flash is being charged, the flash icon flashes red, and you cannot take a picture even when you fully press the shutter button.

●●The flash effect may not be sufficient in the following cases: ••Slow shutter speed

••When [Burst Shooting] is set to [  ]

●●Flash charging may take time if battery is low or if using flash repeatedly.

●●When an External Flash is attached, it will have priority over the built-in flash. (→201)

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