Basic Shooting Functions

mUsing the Flash

Flash mode can be selected to suit the shooting conditions.

•When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto, the flash has a range of 0.5-4.0 m (1 ft.

8 in.-13 ft.) at the maximum wide-angle zoom position and a range of 0.5-2.5 m (1 ft. 8 in.-8 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto zoom position.

•Note that in G(easy auto) mode (A24), only aAuto (default setting) and c Off are available. When aAuto is selected, the camera sets the flash mode according to the automatically selected scene mode.

•In auto shooting mode (A53), some scene modes (A61), or smart portrait mode (A72), the following flash modes are available.

aAuto

Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.

bAuto with red-eye reduction

Suited to pictures of people, this option reduces the “red-eye” phenomenon (A35).

cOff

Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

XFill flash

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

dSlow sync

a(auto) is combined with slow shutter speed.

Suited to evening and night portraits that include background scenery. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim lighting.

Mode Auto) (Easy GPlayback: and Photography Basic

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