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:AUTO
The flash is automatically activated when
the recording conditions make it necessary.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction_1
The flash is automatically activated when
the recording conditions make it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual
recording to reduce the red-eye
phenomenon (eyes of the subject
appearing red in the picture) and then
activated again for the actual recording.
•Use thi s when you take pictures of
people in low lighting conditions.
: Forced ON
The flash is activated every time regardless
of the recording conditions.
•Use thi s when your subject is back-lit
or under fluorescent light.
: Forced ON/Red-eye reduction_1
•The f lash setting is set to Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction only when you set
[PARTY] (P52) or [CANDLELIGHT]
(P53) in scene mode.
: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction_1
If you take a picture with a dark background
landscape, this feature will slow the shutter
speed when the flash is activated so that
the dark background landscape will
become bright. Simultaneously it reduces
the red-eye phenomenon.
•Use thi s when you take pictures of
people in front of a dark background.
: Forced OFF
The flash is not activated in any recording
conditions.
•Use thi s when you take pictures in
places where the use of the flash is not
permitted.
_1The flash is activated twice. The
subject should not move until the
second flash is activated.
wAvailable flash settings by recording
mode
The available flash settings depend on the
recording mode.
(n: Available, —: Not available)
•The flash setting may change if t he
recording mode is changed. Set the flash
setting again if necessary.
_2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the
backlight compensation function is
activated.
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