z

EV Compensation

EV compensation is required when there is an extreme difference in brightness between the background and the subject.

zPress the four-way controller (

z

Selecting the Flash Mode

None Auto

The flash discharges automatically depending on the

 

light conditions.

 

 

Flash Off

The flash will not discharge.

Flash On

The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.

Pictures Taking

) in Capture mode.

Four-way controller ( ) increases the EV compensation to a positive (+) level

Four-way controller ( ) decreases the EV compensation to a negative (–) level

The set level is displayed on the LCD monitor.

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EV compensation level

Auto +

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes

Red-eye

caused by the light from the flash being reflected in

Reduction

the subject’s eyes. The flash discharges automatically.

Flash On +

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes

Red-eye

caused by the light from the flash being reflected in

Reduction

the subject’s eyes. The flash will discharge regardless

 

of lighting conditions.

• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to , continuous

shooting, or infinity-landscape mode.

Pictures Taking

memo

•

If you press

or

one time, or set to ± 0, the set level

 

 

displayed on the LCD monitor will go off after three seconds.

 

 

 

 

• EV compensation is reset after taking a picture.

 

 

 

 

Caution

 

 

This function cannot be used in Manual Exposure mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the Shutter Speed

See “Taking Pictures Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)” (p.32).

Changing the Aperture Setting

See “Taking Pictures Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)” (p.32).

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• [Auto] and [Auto + Red-eye Reduction] cannot be selected when

the Capture mode is set to

.

• In [Auto + Red-eye Reduction] and [Flash On + Red-eye

Reduction] modes, the flash pre-discharges before you take a

picture.

 

zPress the button in Capture mode.

The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed and the set mode is displayed on the LCD monitor.

The flash lamp blinks red while the flash is charging. When charging is completed, the flash lamp lights red while press- ing the shutter release button halfway.

The camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode.

Saving the Flash Mode p.52

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