Using the Built-in Flash
Using Red-eye Reduction
When flash is used in a low-light environment, the subject’s eyes may look red in the image. “Red eye” happens when the light from the flash reflects off the retina of the eyes. The camera’s red-eye reduction feature turns on the red-eye reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into the subject’s eyes to narrow the pupil diameter or iris. A smaller pupil reduces the chances of red eye from occurring. Red-eye reduction can be set in any shooting mode except <3> <5> <7>.
1Select [Red-eye On/Off].
Turn the <5> dial to select [zRed- eye On/Off], then press <0>.
2Select [On].
Turn the <5> dial to select [On], then press <0>.
When you exit the menu, <L> will be displayed on the LCD panel.
| When you press the shutter button down | |
| halfway, the red-eye reduction lamp | |
| indicator appears in the viewfinder. | |
| Red-eye reduction will not be effective unless the | |
| subject looks at the red-eye reduction lamp. | |
| Tell the subject to look at the lamp. | Red-eye |
| To increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction, |
| reduction lamp |
| press the shutter button down completely after the |
| On indicator |
| red-eye reduction lamp (which lights for approximately |
| |
1.5 seconds) indicator goes off.
You can shoot anytime by pressing the shutter button down completely, even while the red-eye reduction lamp is still on.
The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies from subject to subject. Red-eye reduction is more effective in brighter rooms or when the camera is closer to the subject.