[Af Assist Lamp] Focusing In Low Light Conditions Becomes Easier; [Col.effect] Setting Color Effects For The Recorded Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

• The battery will be consumed faster than
usual.
• It may take time to focus on the subject if
you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to
Tele or suddenly change the subject from
a distant one to a nearby one.
• Press the shutter button halfway again
when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
• The [CONT.AF] setting is fixed to [OFF] in
[PANNING] (P64), [NIGHT PORTRAIT]
(P64), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P65),
[STARRY SKY] (P67) and [FIREWORKS]
(P68) in scene mode, in simple mode [
and when manual focus is set.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
• If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp A turns
on when you press the
shutter button halfway in dark places etc.
[ON] The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the
AF assist lamp icon [
on the screen. The effective range
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m
(4.92 feet).
[OFF] The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
– Detach the lens hood.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
• When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of
animals in dark places), set the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case,
it will become more difficult to focus on the
subject.
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [
• A vignetting effect may appear on the
]
circumference of the AF assist lamp
because the AF assist lamp may be
obscured by the lens, however, this does
not cause a problem with the performance
of the camera.
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P63),
[PANNING] (P64), [NIGHT SCENERY]
(P65), [SUNSET] (P67), [FIREWORKS]
(P68) and [AERIAL PHOTO] (P69) in
scene mode.
• The initial setting for [PET] (P67) in scene
mode is [OFF] .
Press [
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Select a color effect that matches the
recording conditions and your image of the
recording.
] appears
[COOL] The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM] The picture becomes reddish.
[B/W]
[SEPIA] The picture becomes sepia.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
[COL.EFFECT]
color
Setting effects for the
recorded pictures
MENU
] to display the [REC] mode
SET
The picture becomes black and
white.
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