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Selecting the Flash Mode

 

 

(No icon)

Auto flash

 

The flash discharges automatically depending on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Off

 

The flash will not discharge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash On

 

The flash discharges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto flash + Red-eye

 

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking

 

 

 

Reduction

 

by the light from the flash being reflected in the subject’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eyes. The flash discharges automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash On + Red-eye Reduction

This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes

Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the

 

 

 

 

 

subject’s eyes. The flash will discharge regardless of

 

 

 

 

 

lighting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• The [Auto flash] and [Auto flash + Red-eye Reduction] modes

 

 

 

 

cannot be selected when the Capture mode is set to .

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to

,

 

 

 

 

 

continuous shooting, infinity-landscape, fireworks in picture

 

 

 

 

 

mode or super macro mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash discharges once before the main flash as supple-

 

 

 

 

 

mentary light for AE metering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In [Auto flash + Red-eye Reduction] and [Flash On + Red-eye

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction] modes, the flash discharges once to make the

 

 

 

 

 

pupils of the subject’s eyes smaller shortly before the main

 

 

 

 

 

flash discharges to take the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

z Press the

button in Capture mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

and the icon is displayed on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Status of the Focus Status Lamp and Flash Status Lamp

 

 

 

 

 

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