Using the flash

NOTE The flash does not work while recording video clips.

To change the flash setting, press the Flash button on the top of the camera until the desired setting appears on the Image Display. The camera remains in the current flash setting until you change it or turn off the camera.

Icon Setting

Description

AAuto The camera measures the available light and fires the flash if necessary. This is the default setting.

ARed-eyeThe camera measures light and fires the Reduction flash with red-eye reduction if necessary.

Flash On The camera always fires the flash. If the

 

light is behind your subject, use this setting

 

to increase the light on the front of your

 

subject. This is called “fill-flash”.

 

Flash Off The camera will not fire the flash. Use this

 

setting when you do not want a flash (such

 

as with distant objects). This may result in

 

long exposures that will require using a

 

tripod.

 

 

Night

The camera fires the flash to illuminate

 

objects in the foreground. It then continues to

 

expose as if the flash had not fired to gather

 

the background. This setting only works

 

when taking pictures of still objects. Hold the

 

camera steady to prevent blurry images. For

 

best results, use a tripod.

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HP 435, 433 manual Using the flash, Night