HP R817 manual Setting the Flash

Setting the Flash

To select a flash setting, press , use the buttons to highlight the desired flash mode, then press .

Setting Description

Auto Flash (Default) The camera measures the light level and uses the flash if necessary.

Red-Eye The camera measures the light level and uses the flash with red-eye reduction (see page 48) if necessary.

Flash On The camera always uses 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 does not use flash. Use this setting to capture poorly lit subjects beyond the flash range or to capture existing-light scenes. Exposure times may be increased, so set the camera on a tripod or stable surface to avoid blurry images from camera shake.

Night The camera uses the flash with red-eye reduction (see page 48) if necessary to illuminate objects in the foreground, then continues to expose as if the flash had not been used, to gather the light. Exposure times may be increased, so set the camera on a tripod or stable surface to avoid blurry images from camera shake.

If the Flash setting is anything other than the default, the icon for the setting appears in the Live View screen. The Flash setting remains in effect until it is changed again, or you turn the camera off. To save changed settings, use My Mode (see page 56).

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