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USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
• This function works only in Record mode ( ). page 20
• You can take natural looking flash photo images with appropriate illumination using the built-in flash, whether they
are night scenes, indoors or in other dark places.
Press the Flash ( ) button.
• Each time you press the Flash ( ) button, flash mode is
changed to; Auto ( ), Red-eye ( ), Fill in ( ), Slow sync
(), or Off ( ).
Flash mode
Settings Contents On-screen
display
Off Records without flash.
Auto Automatically flashes when there is insufficient ambient light.
Red-eye
reduction
Pre-flashes to reduce red-eye before the flash automatically flashes when
there is insufficient ambient light.
Fill in Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightness.
Slow sync
When the shutter speed is set to slow and the flash fires at the adjusted
shutter speed. Use to capture both the subject and background at night
or in dim light. Use of a tripod(not supplied) is recommended to prevent a
blurred photo image. Slow sync flash mode allows the user to take brighter
background as well as brighter subject at night.
WARNING
• Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
• Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes, otherwise the subject could suffer a temporary loss of eyesight.
Never use the flash closer than 1 meter from children.
• The recommended distance to the subject when using the built-in flash is approximately 4 to 7 feet.
• The battery power will be consumed faster with repeated use of the flash.
• The flash function is not available with the following function:
- “Cont. Shot”
- During video recording During video recordingDuring video recording
- In case of capturing still images during video recording In case of capturing still images during video recordingIn case of capturing still images during video recording
built-in
flash