22ENRECORDING
AdvancedFeatures(cont.)
SNAPSHOT Button
MENU/BRIGHT Dial
Power Switch
5S
OFF
YALP
Lock Button
Snapshot Flash
The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in Record- Standby (☞ pg. 16).
•In Full Auto mode, the flash automatically fires if it is dark ( appears).
•In Manual mode, you can select the “FLASH” setting as
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AUTO | : Fires automatically if it is dark ( | appears). |
AUTO | : Fires automatically if it is dark ( | appears) |
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ON | : Always fires. |
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Perform the procedure below.
Display
MODE MENU | Menu Screen | |
1RETURN |
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REC MODE |
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W I DE MODE |
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ZOOM |
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D I S |
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GA I N UP |
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SE L F – T I MER |
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F LASH | AUTO |
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DAT E / T I ME4 |
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SYST EM4 |
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To Use The Flash . . . | FLASH OPEN Switch | |
... slide FLASH OPEN | Flash | |
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the arrow printed |
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on the camcorder. |
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The flash is raised. |
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If the flash is not |
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needed, push |
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down the flash. |
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3 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to select “ ”, and press it. “MODE MENU” appears.
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5 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to select “AUTO”, “AUTO ” or “ON”, and press it. When the highlight bar is
on “1RETURN”, press MENU/BRIGHT twice to close the Menu Screen.
If “AUTO | ” Is Selected . . . |
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SNAPSHOT. The flash fires twice. The first flash is for reduction of the human eye’s red reflection and the second flash is for the actual recording.
NOTES:
●Do not fire the flash at a person at short range.
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●The flash does not fire when the battery remaining power is low. Moreover, the flash does not fire when it is set to “AUTO” in the Menu Screen with GAIN UP set to “OFF” (☞ pg. 19) and with Programme AE with special effects set to “TWILIGHT” (☞ pg. 25).
●When taking several snapshots in succession (Motor Drive Mode), the flash fires only during the first one.
●Although images shot with a flash tend to look whiter than they actually are, to compensate for this the camcorder automatically darkens the picture when using the flash. When shooting a subject at a distance where the flash light cannot reach (over approx. 2 m), push down the flash to prevent the picture from becoming too dark.
●When using a conversion lens, keep the flash pushed down as the flash sensor will be blocked by the lens.
●The colour tone changes depending on the background lighting conditions, such as under fluorescent or halogen lamps.
●To change the brightness of the flash, ☞ “Flash Brightness Adjustment” (☞ pg. 23).
●While charging the flash, blinks and the flash will not fire. Although noise may appear, this is not a malfunction and is not recorded. It can take up to 10 seconds to charge the flash.