Panasonic Lumix DMC FX8 User Manual

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Recording pictures (advanced)
Using the Mode Dial
This mode allows you to take close-up 
pictures of the subject, e.g. when taking 
pictures of flowers.
You can take pictures approaching the 
subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.16 feet) 
from the lens by rotating the zoom lever 
upmost to Wide (1k).
∫Focus range
 We recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P40) in the macro mode.
 When the subject is close to the camera, 
the effective focus range (depth of...

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2Press the shutter button halfway.
 When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication A lights.
3Press the shutter button fully to 
start the recording.
 The remaining recording time B 
(approx.) is displayed.
 The audio recording starts 
simultaneously from the built-in 
microphone of the camera.
 By pressing the shutter button fully 
again, the recording stops.
 If the card becomes full during 
recording, the camera stops 
automatically.
∫Available...

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 The motion images cannot be recorded 
without audio.
 The settings of auto focus/zoom/aperture 
values are fixed to what they are when 
recording starts (in the first frame).
 Depending on the type of card, the card 
access indication appears for a while after 
recording motion images. However, this is 
not a malfunction.
 When you set the picture quality to 
[30fpsVGA], we recommend using a high 
speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or 
greater displayed on the...

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Set the mode dial to the scene mode to 
display the scene menu.
When [SCENE MENU] on the [SETUP] 
menu (P20) is set to [OFF], press the 
[MENU] button to display the scene menu.
 When you press 2, the explanations for 
each scene mode are displayed. (When 
you press 1, the screen returns to the 
scene menu.)
 When rotating the zoom lever toward T or 
W, the page of the menu screen can be 
forwarded or reversed.
 If you press the [MENU] button while the 
scene...

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Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of people.
This mode allows you to make the subject 
stand out from an unfocused background 
and adjust the exposure and the hue to 
achieve a healthy complexion on the 
subject.
∫Technique for Portrait mode
To make this mode more effective:
1Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as 
possible.
2To maximize the effect, select a 
background as far as possible from the 
camera, and get closer to the subject.
 This mode...

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Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of food without being affected by 
the ambient light, such as at restaurants. 
This mode allows you to take pictures of 
food in a natural hue.
 The focus range becomes the same as 
that in the macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) 
(Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ¶]
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].This mode allows you to take a picture of a 
wide landscape. The camera focuses on a 
distant subject...

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This mode allows you to take pictures 
against a night landscape. The subject can 
be recorded with brightness in real life by 
using the flash and slowing down the 
shutter speed.
∫Technique for Night portrait mode
 Use the flash.
 Since the shutter speed becomes slow, 
we recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P40) for taking pictures.
 Keep the subject still for about 1 second 
when taking a picture.
 We recommend taking pictures by rotating 
the zoom...

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Select this mode when you want to take 
pictures of baby. Exposure and hue are 
adjusted to achieve a healthy complexion 
on the baby. When the flash is used, the 
light is weaker than usual.
 When playing back pictures, baby’s age 
can be displayed.
 The age can also be printed on each 
picture by using the software [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] in the CD-ROM 
(supplied). (For details of printing, refer to 
the separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.)
Age...

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In this mode, camera detects a skin-color 
area, such as face, to achieve a smooth 
appearance of the skin.
∫Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective:
1Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as 
possible.
2To maximize the effect, select a 
background as far as possible from the 
camera, and get closer to the subject.
 This mode is only suitable for outdoors in 
the daytime.
 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
 If there is a color close...

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This mode allows you to take beautiful 
pictures of fireworks exploding in the night 
sky. The shutter speed or the exposure is 
automatically adjusted for taking pictures of 
fireworks.
∫Technique for Fireworks mode
 We recommend using a tripod.
 This mode is most effective when the 
distance to the subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) 
or longer.
 The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 
[].
 The ISO sensitivity is automatically 
adjusted to the optimal value.
 You...