3 TakingPictures

Setting the Shooting Functions

Selecting the Flash Mode

, Auto

The flash discharges automatically depending on the light

conditions. If the Face Detection function is activated, the flash

 

mode is automatically set to d.

 

The flash does not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use

a Flash Off

this mode to take pictures where flash photography is

 

prohibited.

b Flash On

The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.

 

 

 

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the

c Auto + Red-eye

light from the flash being reflected in the subject’s eyes. The

flash discharges automatically. A pre-flash discharges before

 

the main flash.

Flash On +

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the

light from the flash being reflected in the subject’s eyes. The

d Red-eye

flash discharges regardless of the light conditions. A pre-flash

 

discharges before the main flash.

GSyncSlow-speed

For taking bright pictures of both people and background

indoors and outdoors at night. The flash discharges

 

automatically.

Slow-speed

Discharges a pre-flash to reduce the phenomenon of red eyes

HSync+Red-eye

before discharging the flash with Slow-speed Sync.

The flash mode is fixed at a in the following situations:

-when N(Handheld Night Snap), n (Stage Lighting),

S (Fireworks), c(Time-Lapse Movie), C (Movie) or d(High Speed Movie) is selected as the capture mode

-when j(Continuous Shooting), A(Burst Shooting(L)), C(Burst Shooting(H)) or l (Auto Bracketing) is selected as the drive mode

-when s (Infinity) is selected as the focus mode

In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select ,or a.

In A(Night Scene) mode, you cannot select ,or c.

Using the flash when capturing images at a close distance may cause irregularities in the image due to the light distribution. When using the flash at an extremely close distance, a shadow of the lens may appear in the picture taken.

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