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Optional accessories
External Flash (optional)
After attaching the flash (DMW-FL360L, DMW-FL580L: optional), the effective range will
be increased when compared to the camera’s built-in flash.
Preparation
Close the built-in flash and set the camera [ON/OFF] switch to [OFF].
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Using the flash (DMW-FL360L: optional)
Attach the external flash to the hot shoe and then turn on the camera and the
external flash
Set the menu
→
[Rec
] → [
Flash
] → [
Flash Mode]
Press to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
•While the external flash is connected, the following icons are displayed.
: External flash Forced ON
: External flash Red-Eye Removal Forced ON
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: External flash Slow Sync.
: External flash Red-Eye Removal Slow Sync.
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: External flash Forced OFF
•Signal-flashing with wireless flashes is also disabled.
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When the flash mode is set to [AUTO] or [MANUAL] on the external flash, you cannot select
the item.
When using other commercially available external flashes that don’t
offer direct communication with the camera (DMC-FZ300)
•It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash when it is used. When you use
an external flash in Auto Mode, use an external flash that allows you to set the aperture
value and ISO sensitivity to match the same settings on the camera.
•Set the camera to Aperture-Priority AE Mode or Manual Exposure Mode and then set
the same aperture value and ISO sensitivity on the external flash. (The proper exposure
cannot be achieved because the aperture value changes in Shutter-Priority AE Mode.
The light of the external flash cannot be properly adjusted since the aperture value
cannot be fixed in Program AE Mode.)