Pentax S4 manual Selecting the Flash Mode, Press the b button in Capture mode

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Selecting the Flash Mode

(No icon)	Auto flash	The flash discharges automatically depending on the
		light conditions.
a	Flash Off	The flash will not discharge, regardless of the
		brightness.
b	Flash On	The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.
	Auto flash +	This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
c		caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the
	Red-eye reduction
		subject’s eyes. The flash discharges automatically.
		This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
d	Flash On +	caused by the light from the flash being reflected in
	Red-eye reduction	the subject’s eyes. The flash will discharge regardless
		of lighting conditions.

• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to C, continuous shooting or infinity-landscape.

• The flash discharges a total of 3 times, 2 pre-flashes and the third time to take the picture. (In the red-eye reduction modes, the interval between the pre-flashes and the main flash is longer.)

1 Press the b 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 1p.23 Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.74

Using the flash in Macro mode may cause the image to be overexposed.

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