Panasonic DMC FS20P Digital Still Camera - Page 40

Advanced (Recording pictures) Item Description of settings ‡: AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. ˆ: 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. ‰: 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. Š: • The flash setting is set to [Š] only when you set [PARTY] or Forced ON/ [CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode. (P47) Red-eye reduction¢ ‹: 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. • The flash setting is set to [‹] only when you set [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode (P47). Œ: Forced flash OFF 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. ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated. ∫ Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode. (±: Available, -: Not available, ¥: Scene mode initial setting) 0 1 2 3 9 5 4 6 8 7- - - - - ¥ n- - - - - ± ¢ When [‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness. • The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if necessary. 40 VQT1M59