Shooting in the dark

Option Description

Red-eye Fix*:

￿￿The flash fires when the subject or background is

dark.

￿￿The camera corrects red-eyes through its advanced software analysis.

Slow Sync:

￿￿The flash fires and the shutter stays open longer.

￿￿ Select this when you want to capture ambient light to reveal more details in the background.

￿￿Use a tripod to prevent your photos from blurring.

Fill in:

￿￿ The flash always fires.

￿￿Light intensity is adjusted automatically.

Red-eye*:

￿￿The flash fires when the subject or background is dark.

￿￿The camera reduces red-eyes.

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

The options may differ depending on the shooting mode.

*There is an interval between two bursts of the flash. Do not move until the flash fires a second time.

￿￿Flash options are not available if you set burst options or select Self-Portrait or Blink Detection.

￿￿Make sure that your subjects are within the recommended distance from the flash. (p. 86)

￿￿If there is reflected light or much dust in the air, tiny spots may appear on your photo.

Adjusting the ISO speed p

The ISO speed is the measure of a film’s sensitivity to light as defined by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The higher ISO speed you select, the more sensitive to light your camera becomes. With a higher ISO speed, you can get a better photo without using the flash.

1 In Shooting mode, press [m].

2 Select Functions ￿ ISO ￿ an option.

￿￿Select to use an appropriate ISO speed based on the brightness of the subject and lighting.

￿￿The higher ISO speed you select, the more image noise you may get.

￿￿When Motion Capture is set, ISO speed will be set to Auto.

￿￿When you set the ISO speed to 3200, you can select only 3M or lower resolution.

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