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If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.
Using the Flash
Press the F (Flash) button to change the flash mode. At the time of purchase, the camera is set to [FLASH OFF].
From the front edge of the lens, the flash light reaches about 0.2 to
2.4m (7.9 in. to 7.9 ft.)
Flash Modes
| FLASH OFF | The flash will not fire. |
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| AUTO | The flash fires automatically when the subject is poorly |
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| lit or backlit. |
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| Reduces the | |
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| eyes appear red in pictures. |
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| FLASH ON | The flash fires regardless of the lighting conditions. |
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| FLASH SYNCHRO. | The flash fires with the shutter speed slowed. This is |
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| useful when taking portrait pictures in a nightscape. |
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| Camera shake may occur, so the use of a tripod is |
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1 Switch the mode selector to 5.
2 Press the F (Flash) button to change the flash mode.
• The flash mode mark is displayed momentarily at the center of the LCD monitor and then a smaller mark is displayed at the upper left of the screen.
•The flash mode symbol blinks at
the upper left of the LCD monitor when the flash is charging. Once the flash is charged, the symbol stops blinking and lights steadily and the camera is ready to shoot.
Note
•The flash mode setting is saved until you press the F (Flash) button again.
•The flash does not fire when shooting movies or in
•The flash fires twice to increase the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) accuracy.
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