Changing Flash Mode - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 Owner's Manual

Recording

Changing Flash Mode

Applicable modes:
Set the built-in flash to match the recording.
• Open the flash.
1
Select [Flash] in the [Rec] menu.
2
Touch [Flash Mode].
3
Touch the item.
Item
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([Forced Flash On]) The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording
([Forced On/
¢1
Red-Eye])
([Slow Sync.])
([Slow Sync./
¢1
Red-Eye])
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([Forced Flash Off]) The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
¢1 You can adjust the flash output only when [Wireless] in [Flash] is set to [OFF].
The flash is activated twice. The interval between the first and second flash is
longer when [
flash is activated.
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Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting
‰
1/60
¢2 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and 60 seconds in the Manual Exposure
Mode.
• When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/160 of a second.
•
In Intelligent Auto (
scene.
conditions.
•
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent
light.
When taking pictures against a dark background landscape, this
feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated. Dark
background landscape will appear brighter.
• Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark
background.
•
Using a slower speed can cause motion blur. Using a tripod
can enhance your photos.
•
Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of
flash is not permitted.
•
Close the flash to turn it off when the built-in flash is used.
] or [ ] is set. The subject should not move until the second
Shutter speed (Sec.)
¢2
to 1/160th
or ) Mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified
(P38)
Description of settings
Flash setting
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132
Shutter speed (Sec.)
1 to 1/4000th
60 to 1/4000th