■Turning Off Digital Zoom

You can turn off digital zoom if you want to use optical zoom only. This will help to avoid deteriorated images due to accidentally switching over from optical zoom to digital zoom when shooting snapshots.

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

2.On the “REC” tab, select “Digital Zoom” and then press [X].

3.Use [S] and [T] to select “Off” and then press [SET].

•If you want to show the entire digital zoom range, select “On” here.

Using Flash

Perform the following steps to select the flash mode you want to use.

Flash Setting

Description

 

 

Auto Flash

Flash fires automatically in accordance with

 

 

 

 

 

exposure (amount of light and brightness)

 

 

 

conditions.

•Initial factory default setting.

 

 

Flash Off

Flash does not fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash On

Flash always fires.

 

 

 

 

 

• This setting can be used to brighten a

 

 

 

subject that normally comes out dark due

 

 

 

to daylight or backlight (daylight synchro

 

 

 

flash).

Soft Flash Always use soft flash, regardless of exposure conditions.

•Use this setting when you want to

suppress the flash to avoid reflection, etc.

 

 

Red Eye

Flash fires automatically in accordance

Reduction

same conditions as Auto Flash. This setting

 

 

 

can be used to reduce the red eye effect that

 

 

 

occurs in images of people shot with flash.

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