Using the Flash

Mode Auto

The flash mode allows you to specify the settings according to shooting conditions.

•The flash has a range of approx. 0.5-7.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-22 ft.) at the maximum wide- angle zoom position and a range of approx. 0.5-3.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.-9 ft. 10 in.) at the maximum telephoto zoom position.

•Note that when using easy auto mode (A18), only UAuto (default setting) and WOff are available. When UAuto is applied, the camera automatically selects the optimum flash mode setting for the scene mode it has selected.

•The following flash modes are available when shooting in auto mode (A27) and certain scene modes (A33).

UAuto

Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.

VAuto with red-eye reduction Reduces “red-eye” in portraits (A29).

WOff

Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

XFill flash

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

YSlow sync

Auto flash mode is combined with slow shutter speed.

Suitable for taking portraits with the night landscape as the background. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim light.

Setting the Flash Mode

1Press m(flash mode) on the multi selector.

The flash menu is displayed.

2Press the multi selector Hor Ito select a

mode and press k.

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

Dwill disappear after a few seconds regardless of the

 

 

Photo info option (A90).

 

Flash mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a setting is not applied by pressing kwithin a few

 

 

 

 

 

 

seconds, the selection will be cancelled.

 

 

 

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