Taking pictures/videos

Using the flash

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.

Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes (see Flash modes below).

The current flash mode appears in the LCD screen.

 

Flash-to-subject distance

 

 

 

Zoom position

 

Flash distance

 

 

Wide angle

 

0.6–3.0 m (2–9.8 ft) @ ISO 160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephoto

 

0.6–1.7 m (2–5.6 ft) @ ISO 160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash modes

Flash fires

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

When the lighting conditions require it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Never.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill

Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behind the subject).

 

 

 

 

 

 

In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-

If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned off:

If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned on:

 

 

 

 

 

eye

The flash fires once and the

The flash fires once so the eyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera automatically

become accustomed to the flash, then

 

 

 

 

 

 

corrects red-eye in the

fires again when the picture is taken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To turn the Red-eye Pre-flash feature on/off, see page 31.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kodak MX1063, M1063, MD1063 manual Using the flash