Pioneer DC500 manual Using the Flash, Flash mode Description

Using the Flash

The flash is designed to function automatically when lighting conditions warrant the use of flash. You can take an image using a desired flash mode to suit your circumstances.

1.	Press the	button to turn on the camera.
2.	Press the ▲/ button to access in [FLASH] mode.
3.	Use ▲,▼,t ,or u to select the desired flash mode, then press the
	OK button.
	The flash mode you set will be displayed on the LCD monitor.
4.	Compose your scene and press the shutter button.

The camera has four flash modes: Red Eye, No Flash(default), Auto Flash and Forced Flash. The table below will help you to choose the appropriate flash mode:

Flash mode	Description
	Use this mode to reduce the red-eye phenomenon when you want to take natural-
RED EYE	looking photographs of people and animals in low-light conditions.
	When taking photographs, the red-eye phenomenon can be reduced by asking
	the subject (person) to look at the digital still camera or get as close to the digital
	still camera as possible.
NO FLASH	Use this mode in the environment that the flash use is prohibited or under the
	situation that the distance to the subject is too far away for the flash to have any
	effect.
AUTO FLASH	The flash fires automatically according to suit the photographic conditions.
FORCED	The flash will always fire regardless of the surrounding brightness. Select this
FLASH	mode for recording images with high contrast (backlighting) and deep shadows.

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