Taking pictures using the built-in flash – Panasonic DMC-FX7PP User Manual

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Recording pictures (basic)

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

When you set the flash, you can take
pictures using the built-in flash according to
the recording condition.

Photo flash

1

Do not cover it with your finger or any other
items.

Switching to the appropriate flash

setting

Set the flash setting of the built-in flash
according to the scene to be recorded.

For the selectable flash settings, refer to
“Available flash settings by recording
mode” on P38.

: AUTO

The flash is automatically activated
according to the recording condition.

: AUTO/Red-eye reduction

The flash is automatically activated
according to the recording condition.
It reduces the red-eye phenomenon
(eyes of the subject appear red in photo
flash) by triggering the flash at 1 second
before actually recording the picture.
• Use this when you take pictures of

people in low lighting conditions.

: Forced ON

The flash is activated every time
regardless of the recording condition.
• Use this when your subject is

back-lit or under fluorescent light.

: Forced ON/Red-eye reduction

• In [PARTY] in scene mode (P53) or

when you compensate the backlight in
simple mode [

], the flash mode is set

to Forced ON/Red-eye reduction.

: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction

When you take a picture with a dark
background landscape, this feature
makes the shutter speed slow when the
flash is activated, so that the dark
background landscape will become
bright. Simultaneously it reduces the
red-eye phenomenon.
• Use this when taking pictures of

people in front of a dark background.

: Forced OFF

The flash is not activated in any
recording condition.
• Use this when taking pictures in

places where the use of the flash is
not permitted.

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