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Shooting
•When you use flash photography at higher ISO speeds, the chances of white streaks appearing in the image increase the closer you approach to the subject.
•Since a slow shutter speed is selected in dark places when the flash is set to Off or
- Shooting in
Mode
Be careful to hold the camera still to avoid camera shake.
- Shooting in
or
Mode
Fix the camera to a tripod to shoot in these modes since the shutter speed will be slower than in themode. If
an image is dark in mode, reshooting it in mode will make it brighter.
•The flash can be fired when the upper indicator lights a steady orange after pressing the shutter button halfway (The flash will not fire when it is set to Off).
•The flash may take up to approximately 10 seconds to charge. The recharging time will vary with such factors as the shooting conditions and battery charge. Shots cannot be taken while the flash is charging.
•The flash fires twice. The main flash follows a preparatory pre- flash. The exposure reading obtained from the subject with the
Red-Eye Reduction
•Light reflecting back from eyes can make them appear red when the flash is used in dark areas. Under these conditions, use the red- eye reduction mode. For this mode to be effective, the subject must be looking right at the
•The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after the
effect. If you want a more immediate shutter response, set the flash to ,
or
.