Panasonic DMC-FX8PP - Manual (Page 69)

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
• Be sure of the following points when the
AF assist lamp is in use.
– Do not look into the AF assist lamp.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• In simple mode [ ], the setting on the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON].
• You cannot use the AF assist lamp in
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in
scene mode. (P54)
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture
of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it
becomes difficult to focus on the subject.
• When the AF assist lamp is turned on, an
AF area with a size wider than usual
normal AF area is indicated and the area
is set only to a point on the center of the
screen. (P68)
The shutter speed can be automatically
adjusted. However, if you want brighter
pictures, you can manually select a slower
shutter speed. This is especially effective if
you want to take pictures where both the
night landscape and the subject are bright,
using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in scene mode
(P54).
The slow shutter speed values you can
select are: [1/8 – ], [1/4 – ], [1/2 – ] and [1 – ].
∫ Example
• Usually, set to [1/8 –] to take pictures.
(When you select slow shutter speed
values other than [1/8 – ], [
] appears
on the lower left of the LCD monitor.)
• When the shutter speed is made slower
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to
occur. We recommend using a tripod and
the self-timer (P40) for taking pictures.
• You cannot set the slow shutter in
[NIGHT SCENERY] and [FIREWORKS] in
scene mode. (P54)
Slow Shutter [SLOW SHUTTER]
Slow shutter
setting
1/8 – 1 –
Brightness Darker Brighter
Jitter Less More
1/8 – 1 –