JVC GC-S5 Flash Mode, Auto Flash, Red-Eye Reduction, Press the f Flash button, Red-Eye Effect

fFlash Mode

The GC-S5 allows you to use or suppress the flash to suit the conditions for the image you want to photograph. The S mark indicates the default setting.

1 Press the [f] Flash button.

• The icons shown on the LCD panel change as shown below.

No icon Flash operates automatically in low light.

Flash operates automatically in red-eye reduction mode.

Forced flash

Flash suppressed

PHOTOGRAPHY BASIC

Auto Flash

The flash operates automatically in dark or backlit conditions.

[i] Red-Eye Reduction

Use this mode to avoid the “red-eye effect” when photographing people in low-light conditions.

The flash emits a pre-flash right before the picture is taken and then flashes again to take the actual picture.

Red-Eye Effect

When you use the flash to photograph 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. To minimise the likelihood of the red-eye effect, take the following precautions when you take the picture:

1.Use Red-Eye Reduction mode.

2.Get the subjects to look at the camera.

3.Get as close as possible to the subjects.

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