Using The [Rec] Mode Menu; [Flash] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Basic Owner's Manual

Using the [Rec] Mode Menu

For details on [Rec] Mode menu settings, refer to P36.
Set the flash to match the recording.
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Applicable modes:
‡: AUTO
:
AUTO/Red-Eye
Reduction
‰: Forced Flash ON
:
Forced ON/Red-Eye
Reduction
:
Slow sync./Red-Eye
Reduction
Œ: Forced Flash OFF
The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
Recording

[Flash]

The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make
it necessary.
The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then
activated again for the actual recording.
•
Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting
conditions.
The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
•
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the
red-eye phenomenon.
•
Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark
background.
The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
•
Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the
flash is not permitted.
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