Taking pictures/videos

Using the flash

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Flash settings are limited in some capture modes.

NOTE: You can also attach an external flash. See page 6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the flash button repeatedly to scroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

through flash modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The current flash mode is shown on the LCD or EVF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash modes

Flash fires

Auto

 

 

 

 

When the lighting conditions require it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Not available in Smart Capture mode.

Red-eye Reduction

Preflash

A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, before the picture

To choose Preflash or

 

 

 

 

is taken.

Digital Correction, see

 

 

 

 

 

page 44.

 

 

 

 

 

Digital

A preflash does not fire; the camera corrects red eye.

 

 

 

 

Correction

NOTE: When using digital correction, image processing takes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

longer than when using preflash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

Never.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kodak Z980 manual Using the flash, Longer than when using preflash