The Flash On Panasonic Lumix Camera?
- All Panasonic Lumix cameras have a power button on top of the camera for turning the camera on as well as a shutter button for taking pictures. The camera will default to being in a full automatic mode, meaning you can instantly take it out of the box, press the shutter button, and take a reasonably decent picture. To use the auto focus on your Lumix camera press the shutter button down halfway. Once your subject is in focus depress the shutter button down the remainder of the way in order to capture your shot.
- The flash on the Pansonic Lumix cameras can either be turned on, turned off, or set to automatically turn on in dark situations where the camera thinks it needs more light. Press the button on the back of the camera designated by a lightening bolt with an arrow at the end to adjust the flash. Once you press the flash button you will be given on-screen options (on the camera’s LCD screen
) of turning the flash on, turning the flash off (designated by the lightening bolt with a cross through it), or putting the flash in automatic mode (designated by the word AUTO beside the flash icon). - The ISO setting in your Lumix camera determines how sensitive the camera’s sensor is to light. Typically you will want to use a low ISO in bright situations to make the camera less sensitive and a high ISO in dark situations to make the camera more sensitive. Your camera defaults to automatically selecting an ISO for you. If you would like to adjust your own ISO press the button on the back of the camera labeled “ISO” and scroll through the available options. When setting your own ISO it is always good to take a few “test shots” to make sure your setting is what you want before taking an important shot.
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Don’t know which model you have, but on the rear there’s usually a wheel or buttons placed in a circle. One of those should have a sign of a lightening bolt. Press this button and on the LCD it should show you the current setting of the flash. Change it using the up/down buttons and press the lightening bolt button again. The link below is of a picture of a Panasonic Lumix camera. The flash button is the one on the right corner of the buttons placed in a circle.
You probably have it the flash on the “ON” position. Change it to “AUTO” and see if it works better. The AUTO setting will determine whether you need the flash or not, whereas the “ON” setting is ALWAYS ON.
Either learn how to meter your light, bounce your light or use the menu feature to manually turn the flash off. The Lumix isn’t a “Press and play” Toy. Its one of the more sophisticated digital cameras for professional use.
You might think about checking the Panasonic website for a user’s manual if you don’t have one that should have come with the camera.
Look for the lightning bolt symbol. It’s usually on a key near the screen for ease of access.
Pressing it will usually bring up the current state of the flash. Pressing it again and again will cycle through the options.
AUTO – means it will flash if necessary.
Lightning bolt – means it will ALWAYS flash.
Lightning bolt with a circle around it and a line through it – no flash.
Almond shaped symbol with a dot in the middle – red eye reduction.
But your manual will have the exact symbols for you…