Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode

Using the Flash

BShooting When Lighting is Poor and 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 (A143) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.

The Eindicator is displayed when the camera automatically increases sensitivity. Pictures taken when Eis displayed may be slightly mottled.

BNote on Using the Flash

When using the flash, reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in pictures. To reduce these reflections, set the flash mode to W(Off), or shoot pictures with the built-in flash lowered.

CThe Flash Indicator

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

On: Flash will fire when picture is shot.

Blinks: Flash is charging. Wait a few seconds and try again.

Off: Flash will not fire when picture is shot.

CThe Flash Mode Setting

The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode.

-A (auto) mode: U (auto)

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

-Scene mode: setting varies for different scene modes (A41 to 47).

-x(scene auto selector) mode: U (auto) the camera automatically chooses the optimum flash mode setting for the scene mode it has selected (A32).

-d (sport continuous) mode: W(off)

-Time-lapse movie: U (Auto)

The flash mode setting V (auto with red-eye reduction) applied in A (auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A(auto) mode is selected.

For A, B, Cand Dshooting modes, the setting for flash mode will be stored in the camera’s memory 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 the red-eye effect.

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.

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.

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Optima Batteries P90 manual Flash Indicator, Flash Mode Setting, Red-eye Reduction