BASIC IMAGE RECORDING

To do this:

Select this setting:

 

 

 

 

Have the flash fire automatically when

 

None

required (Auto Flash)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the flash (Flash Off)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always fire the flash (Flash On)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire a pre-flash followed by image

 

 

 

recording with flash, reducing the

 

 

 

chance of red-eye in the image (Red-

 

 

 

 

 

 

eye reduction)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this case, the flash fires automatically

 

 

 

when required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.Record the image.

IMPORTANT!

•The flash unit of this camera fires a number of times when you record an image. The initial flashes are pre-flashes, which the camera uses to obtain information that it uses for exposure settings. The final flash is for recording. Make sure that you keep the camera still until the shutter releases.

•Image recording may not be performed if you press the shutter button while the flash is charging (which is indicated by a flashing red operation lamp).

•Using the flash while “Auto” is selected for the ISO Sensitivity setting increases sensitivity, which can cause large amounts of digital noise to appear in the image. You can reduce digital noise by using a lower ISO Sensitivity setting. Note, however, that this also has the effect of shortening the flash range (the range that is covered by the light from the flash)(page 100).

■About Red-eye Reduction

Using the flash to record at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image. This happens because 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 performs two pre-flash operations, one designed to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the image to close, and one for the Auto Focus operation. This is followed by another flash operation for actual recording of the image.

IMPORTANT!

•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 during the pre-flash. Before pressing the shutter button, call out to the subjects so they all look at the camera while the pre-flash operation is performed.

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

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