Recommended to take a portrait shot in the dark. Red-eye can be reduced.
The flash fires whenever a picture is taken. Use for backlit subjects or for natural coloration when shooting in bright light.
The flash does not fire even when the subject is poorly lit. 0 will appear in the monitor at slow shutter speeds to warn that pictures may be blurred. Use of a tripod is recommended.
Capture both the main subject and the background when shooting at night (note that brightly lit scenes may be overexposed). If U is selected for a SHOOTING MODE, shutter speed may be slow. Use a tripod. In Z mode, red-eye can be reduced.

K Using the Flash

Use the flash when lighting is poor, for example when shooting at night or indoors under low light.

To choose a flash mode, press the selector right (K). The flash mode changes each time the selector is pressed; in modes other than AUTO, the current mode is indicated by an icon in the monitor. Choose from the following options (some options are not available in all shooting modes; see the restrictions in another supplied document):

Mode

Description

AUTO (no icon) The flash fires when required. Recommended in most situations.

S (red eye

reduction)

K (fill flash)

W (suppressed

flash)

T (slow sync)

Z (red eye reduction + slow sync)

If the flash will fire, X will be displayed in the monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

CCaution

The flash may fire several times with each shot. Do not move the camera until shooting is complete.

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