2. If the flash mode switch is pressed once in the “AUTO” mode, the “” mark is selected and the flash mode is changed to the “red-eye reduction automatic flash mode”.

In this mode, the fiashlight emits light twice for a shot, namely preliminary emission and actual emission, to control red-eye phenomenon.

*Since it takes about 0.8 second from preliminary emission to actual emission of the flashlight, be careful not to shake the camera and to pre- vent the object from moving during this period.

3.If the flash mode switch is pressed once in the “red-eye reducing auto- matic flash mode”, the “” mark is selected and the flash mode is changed to the “forced flash mode”. In this mode, the flashlight is actu- ated at every shooting regardless of darkness or brightness of object.

*Use this forced flash mode to soften a contrast between light and shade in the picture, for example a contrast between light and shaded parts in a face when you take a portrait in the sunny outdoors, or when you take a picture against the light or in artificial light such as a fluorescent lamp, etc.

*In case of low illuminance, the shutter speed is automatically set at a low speed and the flashlight is synchronized with it, therefore, it is ad- vised to use a tripod for camera shake prevention.

<figure> ① Flash mode switch