Using the Flash

Mode (Auto) L Playback: and Photography Basic

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The flash menu will help you to set the flash mode best suited the shooting conditions.

The flash has a range of 0.5–5.5 m (1 ft. 7.7 in.–18 ft. 0.5 in.) when the camera is zoomed out all the way. With maximum optical zoom applied, the range is 0.6–4 m (1 ft. 12 in.–13 ft. 1.8 in.). The following flash modes are available:

zAuto (default setting in L mode)

Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.

AAuto with red-eye reduction Reduces “red eye” in portraits (c 27).

BOff

Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

JFill flash

Flash fires whenever picture is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and back-lit subjects.

D Slow sync

Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim light.

1 Press J (flash mode).

• The flash menu is displayed.

2 Press the multi selector G or H to

choose the desired flash mode and press

Flash

d.

 

• The monitor will return to the normal display for the current mode if the setting is not applied by pressing dwithin five seconds.

• For information on using the multi selector, see “Multi Selector” (c 8).

• The icon for the selected flash mode is displayed at the top of the monitor.

•When z is selected, the icon is only displayed for five seconds after the setting is applied.

•The flash mode applied in L mode is stored in the

camera’s memory even after the camera is turned

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off.