Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator
FUsing Red-eye Reduction (with the built-in flash)When flash is used in a low-light environment, the subject’s eyes may come out red in the photograph. To reduce this “Red eye” the red-eye reduction lamp shines a light into the subject’s eyes before the flash is fired. Red-eye reduction works in all shooting modes except <I> <P> <S>.
1 Move the <>> arrow to the <F> icon on the LCD panel.• Look at the LCD panel and press the <\> button to move the arrow. (∫)
2Turn the <l> dial to set “ 
” on the LCD panel.• Press the shutter button halfway to return to normal camera operation.
• To cancel red-eye reduction, set “ 
” on the LCD panel.
• When you press the shutter button halfway, the red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator will appear in viewfinder and on the LCD panel.
• Red-eye reduction will not work unless the subject looks at the red-eye reduction lamp. Tell the subject to look at the lamp.
•For maximum effectiveness, press the shutter button fully after the red-eye reduction lamp turns off (after 1.5 sec.).
•You can take a picture even while the red-eye reduction lamp is lit.
•The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject.
•To further increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction, go to a brighter environment or move closer to the subject.
