NOTE: The flash is not available in Panorama, Sunset, Document, or Theatre shooting modes, with the Burst setting, nor while recording video clips.
Red Eye
The red-eye phenomenon is caused by light from the flash reflecting off the subjects’ eyes, which sometimes makes a human's eyes appear red or an animal’s eyes appear green or white in the captured image. When you use a flash setting with red-eye reduction, the camera flashes quickly up to three times to minimize the subject’s pupils, thus reducing the effect of the red-eye phenomenon, before the camera uses the main flash. It will take longer to take a picture using red-eye reduction, because the shutter is delayed for the additional flashes. Therefore, make sure your subjects wait for the additional flashes.
TIP: You can also remove red eyes in pictures you have already taken (see page 91).
48 HP Photosmart R817/R818 User’s Manual
