Panasonic Dmc Fp5 Owners Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash
[Rec] Mode: 4 1 < 5 / 
A	Photo flash
Do not cover the flash with your fingers or other objects.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Set the flash to match the recording.
 Select [Flash] fr om the recording menu. (P39)
 Select the setting. 

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ItemDescription of settings
q: AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions 
make it necessary.
@: 
AUTO / Red-Eye 
Reduction
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The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions 
make it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) 
and then activated again for the actual recording.
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Use this when y
 ou take pictures of...

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„„Available flash settings by Recording Mode
The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode.
(○: Available, —: Not available, ●: Scene Mode initial setting)
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„„Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed (Sec.)
q
1/60 to 1/1600
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\bFlash setting Shutter speed (Sec.)
[ 1 to 1/1600
1 or 1/4 to 1/1600
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¼The shutter speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases. – When the Optical Image Stabiliz
er is set to [OFF].
 – When the camer

a has determined that there is little jitter when the Optical Image 
Stabilizer is set.
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In Intelligent A
 uto Mode, shutter speed changes...

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Taking Close-up Pictures
[Rec] Mode: 1 
 Select [Macro Mode] from the recording menu. (P39)
 Select the setting.• [a] is displayed during AF Macro Mode and [.] is displayed during Macro 
Zoom Mode.
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T
 o cancel, select [OFF].
AF Macro
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 10 cm (0.33 feet) from the lens by 
moving the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1×).
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The...

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Macro Zoom
You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3× while maintaining the distance to 
the subject for the extreme Wide position [10 cm (0.33 feet)].
A
• Focus range will be 10 cm (0.33 feet) to 7 during Macro Zoom Mode regardless of the zoom position.
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Zoom r
 ange will be displayed in blue. (Digital Zoom range A)
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The image quality is poorer than dur
 ing normal recording.
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Macro Zoom Mode cannot be used when [
 7] in [AF Mode] 
is set.
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The...

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 Select [Selftimer] from the recording menu. (P39)
 Select the setting.• After setting, close the men u.
 Press the shutter button halfway to 
focus and then press it fully to take 
the picture.
• The self-timer indicator  A blinks and the 
shutter is activated after 10 seconds (or 2 
seconds).
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If y
 ou touch [Cancel] while the self-timer is 
set, the self-timer setting is canceled.
 Note
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When using a tr
 ipod etc., setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a...

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Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed
Compensate the exposure 
towards positive. Compensate the exposure 
towards negative.
 Select [Exposure] fr om the recording menu. (P39)
 Compensate the e xposure by touching the 
slide bar.
•  Select [0 EV] to retur n to the original exposure.
 
Note
•  EV is...

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Pictures can be taken while setting the texture or clearness of the skin.
 Touch [w1] in Recording Mode.
 Touch [

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When you select a Scene to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets 
the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture.
 Touch [w1] in Recording Mode.
 Touch [5].
 Touch the scene to set.• Touching [w]
  /   [q] can switch the page of the 
scene list.
„„ To reselect the scene
Perform steps 1 to 3.
 Note
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The f
 ollowing items cannot be set in Scene Mode because the camera automatically 
adjusts them to the optimal setting.
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