Shooting in the dark

Learn how to capture photos at night or in low light conditions.

Preventing red-eye

If the flash fires when you capture a photo of a person in the dark, a red glow may appear in the person’s eyes. To prevent this, select Red-eye or Red-eye Fix. Refer to flash options in “Using the flash.”

￿ Before correction

￿ After correction

Using the flash

Use the flash when you capture photos in the dark or when you need more light in your photos.

1 In Shooting mode, press [F].

Flash

Off

Auto

Red-eye

Fill in

Slow Sync

Red-eye Fix

Back Select

2 Select an option.

Icon Description

Off:

•The flash will not fire.

•The camera will display the shake warning when you are shooting in low light.

Auto: The camera will select a proper flash setting for the scene it detects in Smart Auto mode.

Auto: The flash will fire automatically when the subject or background is dark.

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