Panasonic DMC-LX7K - Manual (Page 201)

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Using the external flash (optional)
When you use an external flash (DMW-FL220, DMW-FL360, DMW-FL500; optional), it
provides a wider effective flash range than the built-in flash.
Preparation:
•Set the camera ON/OFF switch to [OFF] and close the built-in flash.
•Remove the hot shoe cover attached to the camera. (→9)
Attach the flash to the hot shoe and turn on the camera and
flash
Select [Flash] from the [Rec] menu
•For the setting procedures of the menu. (→25)
Use cursor button to select the flash mode setting and press
[MENU/SET]
•While the external flash is connected, the following icons are displayed.
: AUTO
: AUTO/Red-Eye Reduction
: Forced flash on
: Slow sync./Red-Eye Reduction
: Forced flash off
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When using other commercially available external flashes that don’t
offer direct communication with the camera (DMC-LX7)
•It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash when it is used. When you
use an external flash in Auto Mode, use an external flash that allows you to set the
aperture value and ISO Sensitivity to match the same settings on the camera.
•Set the camera to [Aperture-Priority] Mode or [Manual Exposure] Mode and then
set the same aperture value and ISO Sensitivity on the external flash. (The proper
exposure cannot be achieved because the aperture value changes in [Shutter-
Priority] Mode. The light of the external flash cannot be properly adjusted since the
aperture value cannot be fixed in [Program AE] Mode.)