Using the Flash

Use the flash according to the guidelines below.

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Red-eye reduction, Auto

The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level, and the

red-eye reduction lamp fires each time the main flash fires

 

 

 

 

 

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Auto

The flash fires automatically as required by the lighting level.

* Red-eye reduction, Flash on The red-eye reduction lamp and the flash always fire.

Flash on

The flash always fires.

 

 

Flash off

The flash does not fire.

* No icon appears in the display panel.

• For information on the external flash, see page 177.

1Press the button to switch between flash modes.

• The selected flash mode appears on the display panel. It also appears on the LCD monitor if it is on.

•You can switch between settings by pressing the button.

When the red-eye reduction function is on (p. 61)

When the red-eye reduction function is off (p. 61)

2Shoot the image.

•The flash will fire if the indicator beside the viewfinder lights orange when the shutter button is pressed halfway (The flash does not fire in ).

•Shooting procedures are the same as for themode (p. 51).

Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 208).

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