The settings are displayed cyclically in the following order.

When the red-eye reduction feature is turned off

No indicator displayed: Automatically flashes when there is not enough surrounding light.

m

(Forced flash): Always uses the flash regardless of the surrounding brightness.

m

(No flash): Always records without using the flash.

When the red-eye reduction feature is turned on

(Auto red-eye reduction): Pre-flashes to reduce red-eye before the flash automatically flashes when there is not enough surrounding light.

m

(Forced red-eye reduction): Always uses the flash and the red-eye reducing pre- flash regardless of the surrounding brightness.

m

(No flash): Always records without using the flash.

bNote

•Do not touch the surface of the flash. High temperatures may be generated when using the flash.

•Remove the dust from the surface of the flash lamp before using it. You may not get a sufficient amount of flash if the dust discolors or sticks to the lamp due to the heat from flashing.

•The red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effect due to individual differences and other conditions.

•The flash charge indicator flickers while charging, and remains lit when the battery charge is complete. (In the CAMERA-TAPE mode, it takes a while to fully charge the flash lamp since it charges its battery.)

•The flash will not work during the following operations:

–Super NightShot function

–Color Slow Shutter function

–Digital effect

–Progressive recording mode

–Burst

–Tape recording

–[16:9 WIDE] mode

•Even if auto flashing or (Auto red-eye reduction) is selected, the flash will not work during the following operations:

–NightShot function

–[SPOTLIGHT], [SUNSET&MOON], and [LANDSCAPE] of [PROGRAM AE]

–Manual exposure

–Flexible spot meter

•If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, the flash may not be effective.

•Attaching a conversion lens (optional) may cause its shadow to appear.

•You cannot use an external flash (optional) and the built-in flash at the same time.

zTip

•The amount of light used by the flash is adjusted

automatically. To adjust it manually, select [FLASH

LEVEL] from the (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 68).

•When the focus is hard to adjust, refer to “Adjusting the focus manually” (p. 42) for the proper focal distance information.

Using the self-timer

With the self-timer, you can record a still image after a delay of about 10 seconds.

PHOTOPHOTO

1 Touch .

2 Touch [SELF-TIMER].

If the item is not displayed on the screen,

touch / . If you cannot find it, touch

34Recording