Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS8 Operating Instructions Manual page 49

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The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it
‡: AUTO
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
AUTO/Red-eye
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then
¢
reduction
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.
‰:
Forced flash ON • Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
: • The flash setting is set to [
Forced ON/
Red-eye
¢
reduction
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
Slow sync./ landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye
Red-eye phenomenon.
¢
reduction • The flash setting is set to [
The flash is not activated in any recording conditions.
Œ:
Forced flash • Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 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.
∫ About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ([
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data.
¢ It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also
correct objects other than red-eye.
Advanced (Recording pictures)
[CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode (P58).
is not permitted.
Description of settings
] only when you set [PARTY] or
(P58)
] only when you set
], [
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], [ ]) selected, it will