Panasonic Lumix DMC FX8 User Manual

Recording pictures (advanced)
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This mode allows you to take a picture of 
yourself.
∫Technique for Self portrait mode
When you are focused by pressing the 
shutter button halfway, the self-timer 
indicator lights up. Make sure to hold the 
camera still, and fully press the shutter 
button.
 The camera is not focused when the 
self-timer indicator is blinking. Make sure 
to press the shutter button halfway again 
to focus.
 The recorded picture automatically 
appears on the LCD monitor for...

Recording Menu Settings
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Recording Menu Settings
Using the [REC] mode menu
Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures.
 Set the mode dial to the desired recording 
mode.
 When rotating the zoom lever toward T or 
W, the page of the menu screen can be 
forwarded or reversed.
 Close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway or the [MENU] button after 
finishing the setting.: [W.BALANCE] (P63)
: [SENSITIVITY] (P65)
: [ASPECT...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
This function allows you to reproduce a 
white color closer to the tone in real life on 
the pictures recorded under sunlight, 
halogen lighting, etc. in which the white 
color may appear reddish or bluish.
 When setting the white balance to the 
mode except [AUTO], you can finely 
adjust the white balance.∫Auto White Balance
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may result 
in...

Recording Menu Settings
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∫Setting the White Balance manually 
(White set )
Use this mode when you want to set the 
white balance manually.
1Set to [ ] (White Set) and then 
press 1.
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
or a similar white object so that the frame 
in the center is filled by the white object 
only and then press 1.
∫Finely Adjusting the White Balance 
(White Balance Fine Adjustment )
When you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance, you can adjust 
the...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to 
light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity 
higher, the camera becomes more suitable 
for recording in dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted from 
[ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted from 
[ISO100] to [ISO400] when using the 
flash.)
 In simple mode [ ], motion image mode 
[ ] or...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
When you select a larger picture size 
( ), you can print pictures more clearly.
When you select a smaller picture size 
( ), you can record more pictures. In 
addition, it is convenient to attach the 
picture to an e-mail or post it on a website 
because the file size is small.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
 In the motion image mode [ ], the 
picture size is fixed to 640k480 pixels...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
You can take a picture with audio.
 When you set [AUDIO REC.] to [ON], 
[ ] appears on the screen.
 When you start recording by focusing on 
the subject and pressing the shutter 
button, the audio recording will be 
automatically stopped in about 5 seconds. 
There is no need to keep pressing the 
shutter button.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone of the camera.
 If you press the [MENU] button during...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
∫High speed AF (H) mode
 When you select 3-area-focusing (High 
speed) or 1-area-focusing (High speed), 
the auto focus is activated in high speed 
and you can focus on the subject more 
quickly.
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, a picture may become still for a 
moment in the condition before being 
focused. However, it is not a malfunction. 
If you do not want to make pictures still 
during the auto...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
 Be sure of the following points when the 
AF assist lamp is in use.
– Do not look into the AF assist lamp.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
 In simple mode [ ], the setting on the 
[AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON].
 You cannot use the AF assist lamp in 
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], 
[FIREWORKS] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in 
scene mode. (P54)
 When you do not want to use the AF...

Recording Menu Settings
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[REC] mode menu (Refer to P62 for the setting method.)
Setting the [D.ZOOM] to [ON] allows you to 
magnify a subject 3 times with the optical 
zoom and up to 4 more times with the 
digital zoom for a maximum of 12 times.
∫Entering the digital zoom range
When you rotate the zoom lever to the 
extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom 
indication may momentarily pause. This is 
not a malfunction.
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever...