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• mark indicates the Continuous mode. The camera will record up to 15 frames in rapid succession as long as the shutter button is depressed and sufficient memory is free. The images are stored at the small size.

• mark indicates the Self-Timer mode. The shutter will automatically activate 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.

In Play mode, this button displays the next stored image.

In Multi mode, this button selects the next stored image.

In the Menu feature, this button moves the selection to the next option.

Flash (-) Button

In Program or Stitch Assist mode, this button switches between the Auto, Red-Eye Reduc- tion, Flash On and Flash Off functions.

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• mark indicates the Red-Eye Reduc- tion lamp will light when you press the shutter button.

The Red-Eye Reduction mode counteracts the tendency for flash photography to produce the red-eye effect in prints of humans and animals, the result of light reflected back from the subjects’ retinas. The flash emitted before the actual shutter operation causes the subjects’ irises to narrow in advance, thereby

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