PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes:

eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes:

dFLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

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Select Macro mode to take close-up shots.

1Set the Mode switch to Photography mode.

2Press the “e (d)” button. The “e” appears on the LCD monitor indicating that you can take close-up shots.

To cancel Macro mode, press the “e (d)” button again.

hFocal range

Approx. 10 cm to 80 cm (3.9 in. to 2.6 ft.) (wide-angle)

Approx. 40 cm to 80 cm (1.3 ft. to 2.6 ft.) (telephoto)

hEffective flash range

Approx. 30 cm to 80 cm (1.0 ft. to 2.6 ft.)

●! Any of the following cancels Macro mode: i Changing the Mode switch setting

i Turning the camera off

●! Use a tripod to prevent camera shake when shooting in the dark (when “” appears).

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When pressing the shutter button down halfway, “∑” appears on the LCD monitor before the flash fires.

Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type of shot.

1Set the Mode switch to Photography mode.

2The flash setting changes each time you press the “d (c)” button. The last displayed setting is the selected mode .

hEffective flash range (“û”: AUTO) Wide-angle: approx. 70 cm to 4.6 m

(2.3 ft. to 15.1 ft.)

Telephoto: approx. 70 cm to 2.6 m (2.3 ft. to 8.5 ft.)

●! The available flash modes are limited depending on the Photography mode selected (➡P.33).

●! If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode (➡P.38) to fix the problem.

●! The flash charging time may increase when the battery is low on charge.

●! When taking a picture using the flash, the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp blinks orange during charging.

●! The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).

AUTO Auto flash (no icon)

Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions.

●! If pressing the shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will be taken without the flash.

bRed-eye reduction

Use this mode to guarantee that the subject’s eyes appear normal when taking pictures of people in low-light conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the picture is taken and then fires again to take the actual picture. The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions.

●! If pressing the shutter button while the flash is charging, the picture will be taken without the flash.

◆ Red-eye effect ◆

When using the flash to take a picture of people in low-light conditions, their eyes sometimes appear red in the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye. Use Red-eye reduction flash to minimize the likelihood of this effect.

Take the following measures to make Red-eye reduction more effective:

h Get the subjects to look at the camera. h Get as close as possible to the subjects.

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