Using the Flash

Mode (Auto) APlayback: and Photography Basic

In dark locations or when the subject is backlit, you can shoot pictures with a flash by raising the built-in flash. You can set a flash mode that suits the shooting conditions. The flash has a range of about 0.5 to 6.5 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 21 ft.) for wide, and about 0.8 to 3 m (2 ft. 8 in. to 9 ft. 10 in.) for tele (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto).

UAuto

Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.

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

WOff

Flash does not fire.

•Available when the scene mode is x(scene auto selector) or a Speedlight (external flash unit) is attached.

XFill flash

The flash fires when a picture is taken, regardless of how bright the subject is. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and backlit subjects.

SManual

Flash is forcibly fired at the flash output that is set for the built-in flash.

•Choose the flash output from SFull (full flash), S1/2, S1/4, S1/8, S1/16, S1/32 and S1/64. For example, when S1/16 is chosen, the flash is 1/16 of the full flash.

•Not available when a Speedlight flash unit (available separately) is attached.

YSlow sync

Fill flash is combined with a slow shutter speed.

Suitable for portraits of human subjects shot at night or under dim light. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background.

ZRear-curtain sync

Fill flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light behind moving subjects.

CFlash Mode Setting

• The default flash mode setting varies with the shooting mode (A44). - A(auto) mode: UAuto

- SCENE: Options vary depending on the scenes (A46 to 55).

- A, B, C, D, E, F, N: UAuto

• This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A108) for more information.

• In the following situations, the setting for flash mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

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- When shooting mode A, B, Cor Dis used

- When shooting with V(Auto with red-eye reduction) in A(auto) mode