7.Flash

Changing Flash Mode

Applicable modes:

Set the built-in flash to match the recording.

1Select the menu. (P54)

> [Rec] > [Flash] > [Flash Mode]

2Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].

 

The flash is activated every time

([Forced Flash On])

regardless of the recording

conditions.

([Forced On/

Use this when your subject is

Red-Eye])¢

back-lit or under fluorescent light.

 

 

 

 

When taking pictures against a dark

 

background landscape, this feature

 

will slow the shutter speed when the

([Slow Sync.])

flash is activated. Dark background

landscape will appear brighter.

([Slow Sync./

Use this when you take pictures

Red-Eye])¢

 

of people in front of a dark background.

Using a slower speed can cause motion blur. Using a tripod can enhance your photos.

¢It can be set only when [Wireless] in [Flash] is set to [OFF] and [Firing Mode] is set to [TTL].

The flash is activated twice.

The interval between the first and second flash is longer when [ ] or [ ] is set. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated.

The Red-Eye Reduction effect differs between people. Also, if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.

Correcting red eyes

When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ]) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatically detects red-eye and corrects the picture.

Select the menu. (P54)

> [Rec] > [Red-Eye Removal]

Settings: [ON]/[OFF]

[] is displayed on the icon when it is set to [ON].

Under certain circumstances, red-eye cannot be corrected.

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