FujiFilm FinePix A607 owner manual Auto Flash Mode no icon, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye effect

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS dFLASH

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Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type of shot.

1Open the lens cover.

2The flash setting changes each time you press the “d” Flash button (c). The last flash mode displayed is selected.

h Effective flash range (for a AUTO) Wide-angle: Approx. 0.6 m to 3.5 m

(2.0 ft. to 11.5 ft.)

Telephoto : Approx. 0.6 m to 3.0 m (2.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)

●! If the flash is used in very dusty conditions of when it is snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode.

●! The flash charging time may increase when the batteries are low on charge.

●! When taking a picture using the flash, the image may disappear and the LCD monitor go dark as the flash charges. The viewfinder lamp then blinks orange.

●! The available Flash modes are limited depending on the Photography menu selected (➡P.25).

●! The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).

Auto Flash Mode (no icon)

Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions.

●! If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will be taken without the flash.

Press the Shutter button down halfway. “d” appears in the

LCD monitor when the flash is used.

bRed-eye reduction

Use this mode to make sure that the subject’s eyes appear normal when taking pictures of people in low-light conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the picture is taken and then fires again to take the actual picture. The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions.

●! If pressing the Shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will be taken without the flash.

◆ Red-eye effect ◆

When using the flash to taken a picture people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use Red-eye reduction flash to minimize the likelihood of the effect.

Take the following measures to make Red-eye reduction more effective:

h Get the subjects to look at the camera. h Get as close as possible to the subjects.

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