Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs60 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking pictures with flash
Recording mode: 
With the flash you can take pictures in dark places or adjust the entire\
 contrast of a 
picture by illuminating a subject with a bright background.
 ■ZS100 Open/Close the built-in flash
 To open the flash
Slide the flash open lever.
 • Be careful when opening the flash as the flash 
will jump out.
 To close the flash
Press the flash until it clicks.
 • Be careful not to catch a finger or any other 
part of your body or any...

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Taking pictures with flash
About [  ] (Forced Flash Off)
 ●When pictures cannot be taken using the flash because the flash is close\
d or during 
motion picture recording, etc., [  ] (Forced Flash Off) is displayed on the recording 
screen and the flash will not fire.
 ●ZS100Close the flash in places where its use is prohibited so that it will no\
t fire. ●ZS60Press  and select [  ] in places where its use is prohib ited so that it will not 
fire.
How to use the flash...

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Changing Flash Mode
Set the flash to match the recording.
ZS100 Recording mode: 
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Flash] → [Flash Mode]
2Press   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
: [Forced Flash On]
: [Forced On/Red-Eye]*
Always takes pictures using the flash. •Ideal for taking pictures with a backlight or when a 
subject is located under bright lighting such as a 
fluorescent light.
: [Slow Sync.]
: [Slow Sync./Red-Eye]*
When taking pictures against a dark background...

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Setting the Flash Functions
ZS60 Recording mode: 
1Press [  ] button (  )
2Use   to select the desired type and press [MENU/SET]
: [Auto]
: iAuto*1The flash is automatically activated when the recording 
conditions make it necessary.
: [Auto/Red-Eye]*2The flash fires automatically to control red eye according 
to recording conditions
 •Use this when you take pictures of people in low 
lighting conditions.
: [Forced Flash On]
: [Forced On/Red-Eye]*2
The flash is activated...

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Setting the Flash Functions
 ■Reducing red-eye
Recording mode: 
ZS100Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recor\
ding with flash 
red-eye reduction ([  ],  [  ]).
ZS60Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recor\
ding with flash 
red-eye reduction ([  ],  [  ] or [  ]).
 →  [Rec] → [Red-Eye Removal]
Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●ZS100When this function is set to [ON], the flash icon changes to [  ]/[  ]. ●ZS60When this...

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Setting the Flash Functions
 ■ZS100 Flash settings for each Recording mode (○: Available, –: Not available)
Recording mode
Intelligent Auto Mode
–*
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode–*
Program AE Mode○ ○ ○ ○
Aperture-Priority AE Mode○ ○ ○ ○
Shutter-Priority AE Mode○ ○– –
Manual Exposure Mode ○ ○– –
Creative Video Mode – – – –
Panorama Shot Mode– – – –
Creative Control Mode– – – –
Scene Guide 
Mode
(●: 
 Default 
settings)[Clear Portrait]
○
 ●
– –
[Silky Skin] ○ ●– –
[Backlit...

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Setting the Flash Functions
 ■ZS60 Flash settings for each Recording mode (○: Available, –: Not available)
Recording mode
Intelligent Auto Mode
–*1○
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode–*1○
Program AE Mode○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Aperture-Priority AE Mode○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Shutter-Priority AE Mode○ ○– –○
Manual Exposure Mode ○ ○– –○
Creative Video Mode – – – –○
Panorama Shot Mode – – – –○
Creative Control Mode – – – –○
Scene Guide 
Mode
(●: 
 Default 
settings)[Clear Portrait]
○
●
*4– – ○
[Silky Skin] ○...

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Setting the Flash Functions
 ■Shutter speeds for each flash mode
Flash Mode Shutter speed (seconds)
1/60*2 - 1/2000*1
*1
Flash Mode Shutter speed (seconds)
1 - 1/16000
60*3 - 1/16000
*1ZS60*2ZS100The shutter speed is set to 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and to T (Time) in Manual 
Exposure Mode.
ZS60The shutter speed is set to 4 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode.*3ZS100The shutter speed is set to T (Time) in Manual Exposure Mode.
 • In Intelligent Auto Mode ([  ]...

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Setting the Flash Functions
ZS100 Setting the 2nd curtain sync
Recording mode: 
2nd curtain sync is a recording method in which the flash fires just bef\
ore the shutter 
closes when you take a picture of a moving subject (such as a car) usi\
ng the flash with a 
slow shutter speed.
1Set the menu
 →  [Rec] → [Flash] → [Flash Synchro]
2Press   to select the setting item and press [MENU/SET]
[1ST]1st curtain sync is the normal recording method 
when using the flash.
[2ND]The...

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Setting the Flash Functions
Adjusting the flash output
Recording mode: 
Adjust the flash output if a picture taken using the flash is too bright\
 or too dark.
1Set the menu
ZS100
 →  [Rec] → [Flash] → [Flash Adjust.]
ZS60
 →  [Rec] → [Flash Adjust.]
2Press   to set the flash output and press [MENU/SET]Settings: -2 EV to +2 EV (unit: 1/3 EV)
When you do not want to adjust the intensity of the flash, select [±0\
 EV].
 ●When the intensity of the flash is adjusted, [+] or [-]...