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Using the Flash

BShooting When Lighting is Poor or when the Flash is Disabled (W)

•Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake. Set Vibration reduction (A167) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.

•The Eicon may be displayed on the monitor at times. Pictures shot when Eis displayed may be slightly mottled as ISO sensitivity has been increased.

BNote on Using the Flash

Whenusing theflash,reflections from dust particles intheair may appear as bright spots in pictures. Toreduce these reflections, set the flash to W(Off), or lower the built-in flash.

CThe Flash Lamp

The flash lamp shows the flash status when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway down.

• On: Flash will fire when picture is shot.

• Blinks: Flash charging. Not possible to shoot.

•Off: Flash will not fire when picture is shot.

CThe Flash Mode Setting

•The default setting for flash mode will differ according to the shooting mode.

-A(auto) mode: U(auto)

-A, B, C, Dmode: U(auto)

-Scene mode: Availability varies between different scene modes (A42 to 48).

-Time-lapse movie: U(auto)

•Shoot with the flash set to V(red-eye reduction) while in A(auto) mode and the setting will be saved even after the camera is turned off.

•When shooting mode is set to A, B, Cor D, the setting is saved even after the camera is turned off.

CRed-eye Reduction

This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”).

The flash fires repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing red-eye.

The camera then analyzes the picture; if red-eye is detected, the affected area will be processed to further reduce red-eye before the picture is saved. The flash will fire at low intensity before the main flash for processing red eye reduction when NRW (RAW) images are recorded (including the JPEG image that is recorded together).

Take note of the points below when shooting.

•Note that because there is a slight lag between the shutter-release button being pressed and the picture being shot, this mode is not recommended when a quick shutter response is required.

•The time before the next picture can be shot also increases slightly.

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

•In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by advanced red-eye reduction processing; in these cases, choose another mode and try again.

DMore Information

See “Using Optional Speedlights (External Flash)” (A180) for more information.

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