Kodak CX4230 manual Using the Flash

Chapter 2

Using the Flash

Use the flash when you take pictures outdoors in heavy shadows, at night, or indoors. Flash is effective between these distances:

mWide angle: 1.6 to 12.8 ft (0.5 to 3.9 m)

mTelephoto: 1.6 to 7.5 ft (0.5 to 2.3 m)

Press the button repeatedly to scroll through the flash options.

The flash icon displayed on the LCD is the active option.

Current camera status icons are also displayed (see page 8). The flash screen turns off after 3 seconds.

Auto Flash—flash fires when the lighting conditions require it.

Flash Off—flash never fires.

Fill Flash—flash fires every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions.

Red-eye—flash fires once so the subject’s eyes become accustomed to the flash, then again when the picture is taken. The Red-eye option remains in effect until you change it. See page 19 for an exception with Close-up.

NOTE: All flash options (except Red-eye) revert to Auto when the camera is turned off.

The camera uses slow shutter speeds in low-light conditions with the flash turned off. Take care to avoid camera shake; use a tripod or place the camera on a steady surface.

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