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How to adjust the flash setting

The Flash settings can only be adjusted under RECORD mode. There are 4 settings available: Auto, Red-Eye, Fill-In and Off. The default setting is AUTO for Land Mode and Sea Mode. Flash is on while in External Flash Mode. To change the setting, press the Flash Mode button until the desired one is selected.

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Mode

Description

 

Auto

Flash is enabled automatically in low light conditions

 

 

 

Red-Eye

Auto Mode with Pre-Flash to reduce red eye effect

 

 

 

Fill-In

Flash is always enabled

 

 

Flash Off

Flash is always disabled

 

 

 

 

The setting is conserved even if the camera power is off

Advanced Camera Operations

How to adjust the EV compensation

To adjust the EV compensation, perform the following:

1.Set the operating mode to RECORD.

2.Press the Menu button. The Record menu appears.

3.Select the EV COMPENSATION item using the arrow button (▲/▼), then press OK button.

4.Select the desired exposure value using the arrow button (▲/▼), then press OK button.

The effective range is from -1.8 to +1.8 in steps of 0.3 EV.

For more information on EV COMPENSATION, see page 22.

This setting is reset to 0.0 when the camera power is off.

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Sealife DC200, DC100 manual How to adjust the flash setting, Advanced Camera Operations

DC100, DC200 specifications

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