Panasonic LUMIX DMC FS8 User Manual

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This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.
∫Technique for Aerial photo mode
• We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. 
Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the 
picture.
Note• The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].
• The focus range is 5 m to ¶.
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Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand.
∫Picture size and aspect ratio
1Press 3/4 to select the picture size and aspect ratio and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
• 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.2Take pictures.
Note
• [QUALITY] is automatically fixed to [›].
• You can take pictures suitable for 4qk6q/10k15 cm printing.
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO1600].
Record the image with a frame around it....

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[REC] mode: n
Advanced (Recording pictures)Motion Picture Mode
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [!], and then press 
[MODE].
Press 3/4 to select [MOTION PICTURE], and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to start recording.
AAudio recording
• The available recording time B is displayed on the top 
right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on 
the bottom right of the screen.
• After pressing...

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• When you set the recording quality to [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a high-speed card 
with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press 3/4 to select [REC QUALITY] and then 
press 1.
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
¢Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Changing the settings for the recording quality...

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Note• The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].
• Refer to P147 for information about the available recording time.
• The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.
• Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after 
recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
• When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment, the 
quality of the picture and sound may...

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[REC] mode: ñ· ¿n
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) 
is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that have 
passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT...

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Press 4 to select [LOCATION] and then press 1.
Press 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Enter the location.
• For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on P101.
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
Take a picture.
• The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 
5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date 
is set.
• When the travel date...

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∫Cancelling the travel date
The travel date is automatically cancelled if the current date is after the return date. If you 
want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen 
shown in step 
3 or 7 and then press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to 
[OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF]. 
Note
• The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you...

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For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P21.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
• Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P18)
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press 1.
• When first using the camera after purchasing it, the [PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. 
Press...

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Note• Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.
• If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.
• If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
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The travel destination icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destination.