❍Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes.

❍Do not fire the flash at persons while they are driving.

❍Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.

❍The practical range of the flash is approx. 1 to 2 m. The range depends upon the recording condition.

❍The range of the flash decreases in continuous shooting mode.

❍In normal and high-speed continuous shooting mode, images are captured at 2 frames/second when using the flash.

❍A pre-flash is fired to obtain the subject's exposure data to adjust the main flash to the optimal intensity (flash exposure compensation).

❍For the red-eye reduction mode to be effective, the subject needs to look at the assist lamp. The degree of reduction depends upon the distance and on each individual.

❍The flash will not fire in the following cases:

-When you press the EXP button in (auto) or (red-eye reduction, auto) mode.

-When recording movies on a tape.

-When [STILL I. REC] is set to [OFF] in CAMERA mode.

-When a shutter speed of 1/2000 is set in CAMERA mode. However, if

(flash on) is selected, the shutter speed becomes set to 1/1000 and the flash fires.

-When the multi-image screen is selected.

-During auto exposure bracketing.

-When an abnormality occurs during charging.

❍We recommend not using the flash when the optional Wide-converter or Tele- converter is attached. Their shadows appear on the screen.

❍The flash mode cannot be selected when exposure is locked, or after the first still image in Stitch Assist mode.

❍The red-eye reduction mode cannot be used in stitch assist mode.

❍About the AF-Assist Lamp:

When recording still images with flash, the assist lamp lights up as AF-assist lamp responding to the brightness of the subject to enable the camcorder to focus more accurately. The AF-assist lamp lights up when you focus manually while the PHOTO button is pressed halfway and turns off after a short time.

-The camcorder may not be able to focus even though the AF-assist lamp is lighting.

-The AF-assist lamp lights up brightly. Consider turning off the AF-assist lamp in public places such as in restaurants or theatres.

-Turn off the AF-assist lamp in places where flash photography is prohibited.

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