Taking Pictures Using The Built-In Flash - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash

A Photo flash
• Do not cover the photo flash with your
fingers 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.
1 Press q [<].
2 Press e/r or q [<] to switch the
flash setting.
FLASH
AUTO
AUTO/RED-EYE
FORCED FLASH ON
FORCED FLASH OFF
SELECT
• For the flash setting contents, refer to
"Flash setting". For the selectable flash
setting, refer to "Available flash settings
by recording mode" (P40).
3 Press [MENU/SET].
You can also press the shutter button
•
halfway to SET.
• When 5 seconds pass without any
operation, the setting selected at the time
is automatically adopted.
Advanced-Shooting
A
or
SET
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Flash setting
■
r : AUTO
The flash is automatically activated
according to the recording condition.
s : AUTO/Red-eye reduction
(White)
The flash is automatically activated
according to the recording condition.
Use this when you take pictures of
•
people in low lighting conditions.
t : Forced Flash ON
The flash is activated every time
regardless of the recording condition.
Use this when your subject is back-lit
•
or under fluorescent light.
q : Forced ON/Red-eye reduction
In [PARTY] or [CANDLE LIGHT] mode,
•
the flash mode is set to Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction.
u : Slow sync./Red-eye reduction
(Orange)
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.
• You can use this setting only in
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [PARTY] or
[CANDLE LIGHT] mode.
v : Forced Flash 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.
Û1 Flash is activated twice to prevent
eyes of the subjects appearing red.
The subject should not move until the
second flash is activated.
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