Red-eye Reduction

Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye. When ¥ (Red-Eye Reduction) is selected as the flash mode, the camera fires a pre-flash to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the image to close, which reduces the chance of red eye.

Note the following important points when using red-eye reduction.

•Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking directly at the camera (flash).

•Red-eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from the camera.

Other Useful Flash Features

• Changing the flash intensity (page 103)

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style

1.In the REC mode, press [8].

2.Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom control panel option (Date/Time). You can use [4] and [6] to select date or time display.

NOTE

•You can select either of two display styles (page 152) for the date: Month/Day or Day/Month.

•The time is displayed using 24-hour format.

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