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Submenu items
• Off ( ): The flash does not fire.
• Auto ( ):
The flash fires automatically under low light conditions.
• Red-Eye ( ): “Red-eye” is the phenomenon where eyes look reddish in photographs taken with
a flash in dark environments. Use the Red-eye flash option to reduce this phenomenon.
• Fill-In ( ): The flash fires regardless of the environmental light conditions. Use this flash mode
when photographing against the light to brighten the subject.
• Slow Sync ( ): Use when you are using a slow shutter speed under low light conditions. Syncs
the flash to the low shutter speed so that the background and subject have the same brightness.
1. Touch the Menu ( ) tab “Flash.”
2. Touch a desired submenu item.
3. To exit the menu, touch the Exit ( ) or Return ( ) tab.
Flash
Using the Flash function, you can set the built-in flash to fire in different ways.
PRECHECK!
Select the Photo ( ) mode by pressing the MODE button. page 49
• Do not fire the flash with the flash bulb covered with your hand.
• Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes as the subjects could suffer a temporary loss of vision.
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The optimum distance from the camcorder to the subject when using the built-in flash is 7 to 10 feet.
• Battery power is consumed faster with repeated use of the flash.
• The flash function is not available:
- When you have enabled “Cont. Shot”
- When you are recording videos
- When you are capturing still images during video recording (Dual Recording).
• The red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences, if the subject
is moving, or when the subject is far from the camcorder.
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