Canon Optura 100 instruction manual Returning the flash to the body

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Using the Full Range of Features

Returning the flash to the body

Press the flash down with your hand.

•Do not return the flash to the body while it is firing.

Caution:

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

•Do not fire the flash at drivers while they are driving.

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

Notes:

•The practical range of flash picture is approximately from 3 ft 3 3/8 in (1 m) to 9 ft 10 1/8 in (3 m). Depending on the recording conditions, the range varies.

•Your camcorder automatically adjusts the flash exposure according to the brightness of the subject (Flash exposure compensation). The flash fires to perform flash exposure compensation before the main firing for taking photos.

When (Red-eye reduction auto) is set, the flash fires to perform flash exposure compensation between the pre-firing for red-eye reduction and the main firing for taking photos. It takes about 1 second between the pre-firing for red-eye reduction and the main firing.

•In “Red-eye reduction auto” mode, the subject needs to look at the pre-firing flash in order to have red-eye reduction effective. The degree of reduction varies on the distance to the subject and also on each individual.

•If the flash is forced to fire (Flash on) in a bright location, the effect of flash photography sometimes may not be obtained.

•The flash does not fire in the following cases:

– When exposure is locked in Auto or Red-eye reduction auto mode.

Flash display changes to purple:

–When the optional VL-3 Video Light attached to the camcorder is set to any setting other than OFF.

–When a shutter speed of 1/2000 or faster is set in the TAPE CAMERA mode. However, in the case that “Flash on” is selected, the display of the selected shutter speed flashes (in purple) for four seconds, then changes to “1/1000” (yellow), and the flash fires.

The flash display flashes in red:

–When an abnormality occurs during charging ( 135). The flash display disappears:

–When multi-image screen is selected.

–When you are recording movies onto a tape.

•The flash does not fire if does not appear green in the display when you press the PHOTO button. Set it to “Flash on” mode when necessary.

•When the flash is fired with a lens hood or an optional tele-converter attached to the camcorder, its shadow may be recorded.

•When a tape recorded using a flash is played back on different equipment, the image may flicker.

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