30 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)
MENU Wheel
POWER Switch
Lock Button
Operation Switch
Snapshot Flash
The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in Record- Standby ( pg. 18, 19).
•In Full Auto mode, the flash automatically fires if it is dark (
appears).
•In Manual mode, you can select the “FLASH” setting as follows:
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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OFF | : Will not fire. |
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Perform the procedure below. |
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1 | Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER | ||
SNAPSHOT Button
Display
MANUAL MENU
1RE TURN |
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D I S |
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SE L F – T I MER |
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5S |
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T E L E MACRO | AUTO | |
W I DE MODE | AUTO | |
W I ND CUT | ON | |
F LASH |
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F LASH ADJ . |
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Menu Screen
Switch to “ | ” while pressing down the Lock |
Button located on the switch, then pull out the viewfinder or open the LCD monitor fully.
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3 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ 
”, and press it. “MANUAL MENU” appears.
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5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “AUTO”, “AUTO 
”, “ON” or “OFF”, and press it. Rotate the MENU
wheel to select “1RETURN”. Press it twice to close the Menu Screen.
If “AUTO | ” Is Selected . . . |
.... the |
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.
●The flash does not fire when the flash is set to “OFF” in the Menu Screen, and also 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. 27) and with Programme AE with special effects set to “TWILIGHT”
( pg. 36).
●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 or becoming too tinted.
●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. 31).
●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.
