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USING SLOW SYNC FLASH

1.Set the camera to Night Scene mode.

2.Take the photo.

USING FLASH EXPOSURE LOCK

1.With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode Dial to any mode in the Creative Zone.

2.With the monitor on, center the subject you want to lock flash exposure on or put it in the active AF frame.

3.Press the * (asterisk) button on the back of the camera. The flash will fire a preflash and the flash exposure compensa- tion setting will lock. The asterisk icon will be displayed on the monitor and display panel. (To cancel the locked flash exposure, press any button other than the shutter button or Omni Selector.)

4.Compose the image the way you want it and press the shutter button halfway down to reset focus. The indicator next to the viewfinder will glow orange.

5.Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. Flash exposure is automatically unlocked when you take the picture.

USING FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

1.With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode Dial to any mode other than Auto, Manual (M), or Movie.

2.Press the Exposure Compensation (+/-) button to display the flash exposure compensation bar on the display panel and monitor.

3.Do one of the following:

■To darken the subject illuminated by the flash, press the left point on the Omni Selector to decrease exposure.

■To lighten the subject, press the right point to increase exposure.

4.Press the shutter button to take the picture and have the bar reappear so you can make adjustments. (To hide the bar, press SET.)

5.When finished, repeat Steps 1–4 to reset flash exposure compensation to 0.

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USING AN EXTERNAL FLASH

1.Attach the flash to the camera’s hot shoe and set the Main dial to shooting mode (the red camera icon).

2.With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode Dial to any mode other than Stitch Assist, Movie, or con- tinuous.

3.Turn the flash on and press the shutter button halfway down to focus. The flash will fire if its pilot light is on. The flash icon will be displayed on the camera’s monitor.

4.Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.

TAKING MACRO CLOSE-UPS

1.With the camera on, set the Mode Dial to any mode other than Pan Focus, Landscape, or Night Scene.

2.Press the Macro button (a flower blossom icon) until the same icon is shown on the display panel.

3.Use the monitor to compose the image by zooming in or out or moving the camera in or out.

4.Press the shutter button halfway down. When the camera is ready to take the picture, it beeps and the lower indicator next to the viewfinder glows yellow. Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.

5.When done, press the Macro button to turn off macro mode (no flower blossom icon) or just turn off the camera to cancel the mode.

INCREASING DEPTH OF FIELD IN CLOSE-UPS

■Increase the illumination of the subject to stop down the aperture.

■Don’t get any closer to the subject than you have to.

■Focus on something in the middle of the scene (front to back) since in close-ups, depth of field is half in front and half behind the plane of critical focus.

SHOOTING PANORAMIC SEQUENCES

1. With the camera on and in shooting mode, set the Mode

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Pocket Guide G2 specifications

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