I lost my basic instruction book. Can someone please tell me how to turn flash off when taking pics? desperate
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hey sarah! when you turn the camera on, press the "lightning bolt" icon 1 time. you can turn flash back on by pressing it again. the camera upon turning off, will default back to flash again. hope this helps!
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On the back of the camera there is a "lighting bolt" which indicates flash. Press once when the camera is on and on the lcd screen you will see that lighting bolt with a slash through it indicating that the flash is off. A lighting bolt with the letter "A" indicates that it is back on and in automatic mode.
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Double check to make sure it's not on "no flash" (lightning bolt with circle and slash through it) which youcan change by pressing the circle with the ok in the middle. If that doesn't work, turn the camera off, take the battery out,and then put back in and turn on. also make sure your camera is well charged. Otherwise, get service.
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You aren't supposed to have flash turned on in camera, leave it off, test the light by pressing it manually. Typically doesn't work on full auto.
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(1) make sure the flash unit (top left) is elevated --- use button on top left edge of camera.(2) go to "menu" and select the flash symbol (right side), then rotate the surrounding ring to select "Force Flash" instead of "Auto"
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Your camera has to be on full Manual setting (M) if that is a feature. Set the flash function on your camera to "On" but it must be in the Manual setting (M) for the CowboyStudio built-in photo slave to work . Set the switch of the back of your photo light to the setting that show the icon "a zig zag arrow" pointing down. I believe that is the setting for "studio flash" mode."
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I read of others having this problem and there is a flash button. However, it only seems to give the option of using the flash in lighting that may not read on auto flash.
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Yes, you can turn the flash off. It also has different settings for the type of flash you might want.
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Like I said earlier this is a lamp not a flash. Just make shire that the camera that you use either 1) has the same multi interface shoe to mont the lamp on. Or 2) you have an adapter to go from what ever shoe you camera has to the MI shoe the lamp has. Or 3) you have a tripod the you can screw on to the bottom of the lamp
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I agree with the other answers. Make sure flash is turned off! Use a small tripod to hold the camera steady and try to lengthen the exposure time in "Manual" mode. Try other setting other then automatic mode. Vary exposure times and ISO speeds. Experiment until you get what you want then write all your settings down.
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Thanks very much for the info., Les. I actually returned my camera when even Panasonic tech support couldn't fix the problem, but I later learned it was not a defective camera. I'll be buying it again in the near future as I think it's a great camera, and I'll be saving your message in an attempt to figure it all out. Also, too bad there's no flash button on the camera and that you have to go to the menu to fiddle with it. That's weird! (and too bad it doesn't pop up automatically, like my Sony) THANKS AGAIN! Jeffroar
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What is happening that you feel the shutter is being left open too long? Are you shooting in manual mode? I know the only issue I had with this flash was cannot shoot with a long shutter because it blacks out the photo. Is that what you're having?
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Hi, Suzanne, with regard to the washed out photos when took with flash, check the ISO level (sensor sensivity to light), perhaps ISO is set too high (400-800-1600)? Set ISO to 160 or 200. I suggest you to exercise a lot changing the camera controls and you'll learn the differences and how to manage it. With flash off, check to set Vibration reduction in OFF when using tripod, and reversely, set it in ON when using handheld. Also try to take lot of pictures in Auto, Scene Mode, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, etc. and see what suits better. Print the PDF manual (220 pages) and read it carefully and check controls and take pictures as you read it. Remember that you get a red box in the screen when the camera cannot focus. So move the camera back or front, and focus again. I bought this camera on July 2011 and it has a personality specially when focusing but I've got beautiful pictures. And I love the zoom, panorama mode and the capacity of taking pictures in low light . Hope this helps you!!
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You can force the flash while out of "auto" mode. You have a programmer with several option for the flash. It's really simple to use.
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You need to set your camera to E-TTL and use a compatible flash if you want automatic setting of flash power by the camera. If you want manual control, set it to manual. The settings are in: External flash func. setting > Flash mode
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Nope, no flash. Pictures in poor light are blurry from movement, and nearly half of the pictures my daughter takes are black. If I had it to do over I would get her a cheap "real" camera. She still enjoys it, but mostly for the penguin puzzle game that's on it.
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Thank you. I have the problem of horribly overexposed photos with the flash. On Christmas day about half of the photos were washed out with the flash, in Auto mode. When we turned off the flash, some photos were ok, but others were blurry. I tried other rooms with different lighting, with and without flash, and again the problem of washed out subjects. Any suggestions? thank you.
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well, im shooting in large fine format, and i try to use iso accordingly, but whats confusing is that i get both the flash sign (like its recharching as you mention) but i also see the buffer light for the memory on blinking so im not sure if its trying to do both at the same time and can't consult the manual(totally clueless) cause it was ripped up the same day i got it by my friends dog..(damn chihuahuas) so never got a chance to do so...