Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Operating Instructions Manual page 59

3 Press the shutter button halfway
to set the selected flash setting.
• You can also set the selected flash
setting by doing the following:
– Pressing [ ]
– Not operating the camera for a few
seconds
: AUTO
The flash is automatically activated when
the recording conditions make it necessary.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction
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.
: Forced ON
The flash is activated every time regardless
of the recording conditions.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit
or under fluorescent light.
: Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction
The flash is activated every time regardless
of the recording conditions. Simultaneously
it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.
• Use this when your subject is back-lit
or under fluorescent light.
: Slow sync.
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.
• Use this when you take pictures of
people in front of a dark background.
: Slow sync./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 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.
: Forced OFF
The flash is fixed to Forced OFF [
when it is closed.
The flash is not activated in any recording
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conditions.
• Use this when you take pictures in
places where the use of the flash is not
permitted.
¢ The flash is activated twice. The
interval between the first and
second flash is longer when [
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subject should not move until the
second flash is activated.
∫ Available flash setting by recording
mode
The available settings for the built-in flash
differ depending on the recording mode.
(±: Available, —: Not available)
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