How To Use The Wide Panel - Panasonic DMW-FL500 Operating Instructions Manual

How to use the Wide Panel

≥ Use the built-in wide panel for flash
photography when the focal length of the lens is
wider than 12 mm.
≥ Set wide panel switching to [ON]. (P29)
1 Pull out the wide panel and then
push it down.
≥ [
] appears on the display panel.
2 Push the [ZOOM] button, and
select the lighting angle.
A: Lighting angle
≥ 8 mm or 10 mm
[16 mm or 20 mm for a 135 camera
(35 mm film conversion)] can be selected.
26
VQT0Z62
≥ The angle cannot be displayed for a digital
camera which does not have communication
functions.
≥ When using the wide panel, the guide number
(GN) is reduced. This means that the working
range is reduced when taking photos in the [TTL
AUTO], [AUTO] or [FP TTL AUTO] mode and that
the optimum camera to subject distance is
reduced when taking photos in the [MANUAL] or
[FP MANUAL] range.
≥ After taking the photos, retract the wide panel.
≥ Do not push the wide panel upward. Otherwise
it may be damaged.
ZOOM
A