Features Shooting

Available Flash Modes

UAuto

The flash fires when necessary, such as in dim lighting.

•The flash mode icon on the shooting screen is displayed only immediately after the setting is made.

•Not available in shooting modes j, k, l, and m, and in some scene modes.

VAuto with red-eye reduction/Red-eye reduction Reduce “red-eye” in portraits caused by the flash.

•Red-eye reduction is used in shooting modes j, k, l, and mto fire the flash whenever an image is taken.

WOff

The flash does not fire.

•We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting in dark surroundings.

XFill flash/Standard flash

The flash fires whenever an image is taken.

•Standard flash is displayed in shooting modes j, k, l, and m.

YSlow sync

Suited to evening and night portraits that include background scenery. The flash fires when necessary to illuminate the main subject; slow shutter

speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim lighting.

• Not available in shooting modes k and l, and in some scene modes.

C The Flash Mode Setting

•The setting may not be available with some shooting modes.

•For shooting modes j, k, l and m, the setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

C Auto with Red-eye Reduction/Red-eye Reduction

Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect. If the camera detects red-eye while saving an image, the affected area is processed to reduce red-eye before the image is saved.

Note the following when shooting:

•Because pre-flashes are fired, there is a slight lag between when the shutter-release button is pressed and when the image is shot.

•More time than usual is required to save images.

•Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in all situations.

•In some rare cases, red-eye reduction may be applied unnecessarily to other areas of the image. In these cases, select another flash mode and take the image again.

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