4 TakingPictures

bbutton

Selecting the Flash Mode

(No icon)

Automatic flash

The flash discharges automatically based on light conditions.

a

Flash Off

The flash never discharges regardless of light conditions.

b

Flash On

The flash always discharges regardless of light conditions.

 

Auto flash + red-

Reduces red-eye in the picture, caused by the flash

c

reflecting from the subject’s eyes. The flash

 

eye reduction

discharges automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash On + red-eye

Reduces red-eye in the picture, caused by the flash

d

reduction

reflecting from the subject’s eyes.

 

 

The flash discharges regardless of lighting conditions.

• The flash is always off when the Capture mode is set on C, Continuous shooting, or Infinity-Landscape.

• When using the flash, it always discharges once before taking the picture, to assist with metering.

• In Auto + red-eye reduction or Flash On + red-eye reduction, the flash discharges once before taking the picture to make the iris of the subject's eyes contract, shortly before firing again to take the picture.

1 Press the b button in Capture mode.

This will switch focus modes, and the current icon is displayed on the LCD monitor.

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

Flash Lamp 1 p.23

Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.72

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