Panasonic LUMIX DMC FX580 User Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
ALCD monitor
B[DISPLAY] button
•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated.
In recording mode
In playback mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢2 Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the...

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∫Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guide lines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a...

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Note
•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–In [STARRY SKY] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P70)–When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places–When the exposure is not adequately adjusted•The...

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[REC] mode: ñ³±´² ¿
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Set the flash to match the recording.
Press 1 [‰].
To u c h  t h e  i t e m .
•For information about flash settings that can be 
selected, refer to “Available flash settings by 
recording mode”. (P56)•You can also press the shutter button halfway to 
finish.
•The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. 
At this time, the selected item is automatically set.APhoto flash
Do not cover it with your fingers...

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¢The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is 
activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness of the subject.
ItemDescription of settings
‡: AUTOThe 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...

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∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data. 
¢It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than red-eye.
∫Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
(±: Available, —: Not available, ¥: Scene mode...

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∫The available flash range to take pictures
•The available flash range is an approximation.
•In [HIGH SENS.] (P78) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO1600] and [ISO6400] and the available flash range also differs.
Wide: Approx. 1.15 m to approx. 15.4 m
Tele: Approx. 1.0 m to approx. 7.3 m
•In [FLASH BURST] (P80) in scene mode, the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between 
[ISO100] and [ISO3200] and the available flash...

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∫Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 It may vary depending on the [MIN. SHTR SPEED]  setting (P108).
¢2 When Intelligent ISO is set (P97)
•¢2: The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases.–When the optical image stabilizer is set to [OFF].–When the camera has determined that there is little jitter when the optical image stabilizer is 
set to [MODE1], [MODE2] or [AUTO].
•In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the...

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[REC] mode: ³±´²n
Taking Close-up Pictures 
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of 
flowers. You can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm from the lens by rotating the 
zoom lever upmost to Wide (1k).(AF macro mode)
You can take a picture with the digital zoom up to 3k while maintaining the distance to the 
subject for the extreme Wide position (5 cm). (Macro zoom mode)
Press 4 [#].
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Note
•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.•We recommend setting the flash to [Œ] when you take pictures at close range.•If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, 
the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
•When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed. 
Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed...