Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 44)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• When the shutter speed is fast, the flash
effect may not be sufficient.
• It may take time to charge the flash if you
repeat taking a picture. Take a picture
after the access indication disappears.
• When the flash is being charged, the flash
icon blinks red, and you cannot take a
picture even when you press the shutter
button fully.
• When taking a picture with the flash,
we recommend removing the lens
hood. In some cases it may not allow
the scene to be illuminated properly.
• Do not close the flash soon after the flash
is activated prior to taking pictures due to
AUTO/Red-eye reduction etc. It causes a
malfunction.
• The red-eye reduction effect differs
between people. Also, if the subject was
far away from the camera or was not
looking at the first flash, the effect may not
be evident.
• When using a tele conversion lens
(optional) or a close-up lens (optional), the
built-in flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[
].
• When you set burst mode or auto bracket,
only 1 picture is recorded for every flash
activated.
Taking Pictures with
the Self-timer
1 Press  [ ].
2 Press / to select a mode.
• You can also press
 [
] to select.
• If you set [10S/3PICTURES], after
10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures
at about 2 second intervals.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway or press the center of
the joystick to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take the picture.
Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
• The self-timer indicator blinks and
the shutter is activated after 10 seconds
(or 2 seconds).
• When [10S/3PICTURES] is selected,
the self-timer indicator blinks again after
the first and the second pictures are
taken and the shutter is activated
2 seconds after it blinks.
• If you press [MENU/SET] while the
self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is
canceled.
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