Panasonic DMC-FZ8 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Pictures with
the Self-timer
1 Press 2 [].
2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.
•You can also press 2 [ ] to select.
•If you set [10S/3PICTURES], after
10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures
at about 2 second intervals.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
•You can also press the shutter
button halfway or press the center of
the joystick to finish.
•The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take the picture.
A: Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
B: Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
•When [10S/3PICTURES] is selected,
the self-timer indicator blinks again after
the first and the second pictures are
taken and the shutter is activated
2 seconds after it blinks.
•The self-timer indicator
C blinks and the
shutter is activated
after 10 seconds
(or 2 seconds).
•If you press [MENU/SET] while the
self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is
canceled.
•When using a tripod etc., setting the
self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient
way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing
the shutter button.
•When you press the shutter button once
fully, the subject is automatically focused
just before recording. In dark places, the
self-timer indicator will blink and then may
turn on brightly operating as an AF assist
lamp (P85) to allow the camera to focus
on the subject.
•In simple mode [ ], the self-timer is fixed
to 10 seconds.
•When you set the self-timer to [2SEC.] or
[10SEC.] in burst mode, the camera starts
taking pictures 2 or 10 seconds after the
shutter button is pressed. The number of
pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.
•We recommend using a tripod when
recording with the self-timer.
•Depending on the recording conditions,
the recording interval may become more
than 2 seconds when [10S/3PICTURES]
is selected.
•The flash output may not be constant
when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.
•You cannot select [10S/3PICTURES]
when auto bracket is set.
•You cannot use the following functions
when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.
–Burst mode
–[AUDIOREC.]
SELFTIMER
SELECT SET
MENU
2SEC.
OFF
10SEC.
10S / 3PICTURES
or
CANCEL
MENU
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