Adjusting the Flash Output (Flash Exposure Compensation)

You can adjust the flash output for flash photography.

1Press the button four times.

• The icon and the flash exposure compensation bar will appear in the display panel. The flash exposure compensation bar will also appear in the LCD monitor if it is on.

2Press the or arrow on the omni selector to expand or contract the range.

•The flash exposure compensation can be adjusted in 1/3 steps within a range of -2EV to +2EV.

3Press the button.

•You can also take the picture with the set flash exposure compensation value by pressing the

shutter button directly instead of the button.

•To cancel the setting, press the or arrow on the omni selector to reset it to .

4Shoot the image.

•If you pressed the shutter button at Step 3,

the icon and the flash exposure compensation bar will reappear after the shot, allowing you to change the setting for the next shot.

• This setting cannot be adjusted in the , and shooting modes. In mode, it can only be adjusted for the first image.

• The selected shooting mode will determine whether or not the flash exposure compensation setting is memorized even when the camera power is turned off (p. 85).

•The flash exposure compensation mode only functions with the built-in flash or an externally mounted EX series Speedlite or a Macro Ring Lite (p. 123).

•In the shooting mode, the built-in flash will only fire at full intensity, but you can adjust the output of an EX series Speedlite or the Macro Ring Lite.

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