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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.
•A slow shutter speed is selected in dark surroundings when
the flash is set to Off or Slow-Synchro. Be careful to avoid
camera blur under these conditions.
- Shooting in Mode
Be careful to hold the camera still to avoid camera blur.
- Shooting in or Mode
Fix the camera to a tripod to shoot in these modes since
the shutter speed will be slower than in the mode. If
an image is dark in mode, reshooting it in
mode will make it brighter.
•The flash can be fired when the upper indicator shines a
steady orange.
•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.
•The flash fires twice. The main flash follows a preparatory
pre-flash. The exposure reading obtained from the subject
with the pre-flash are used to set the optimal flash
intensity for the main flash, which is used to capture the
image.
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 red-eye
reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp.
Even better results can be obtained by shooting with the
lens set to a wide angle, increasing the lighting in indoor
settings or approaching closer to the subject.
•The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after
the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the
effect. If you wish a more immediate shutter response, set the
flash to , or .
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