Flash ( )/ Left button

Flash mode indicator

Menu tab

Flash mode

Description

 

Auto flash

If the subject or background is dark, the camera flash

 

will operate automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto &

If a subject or background is dark, the camera flash

 

Red eye

will work automatically and will reduce the red-eye

 

reduction

effect by using the red-eye reduction function.

 

 

 

 

 

The flash fires regardless of available light.

 

Fill in flash

The intensity of the flash will be controlled, according to

 

the prevailing conditions. The brighter the background

 

 

 

 

or subject is, the less intense the flash will be.

Available flash mode, by recording mode

 

(O : Selectable X : Not selectable)

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Scene modes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

O O

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

Slow synchro

The flash will operate in conjunction with a slow shutter speed in order to obtain the correct exposure. When you take an image in a condition with poor light, the camera shake warning indicator

O

X X X X X X X X

X X

 

 

 

O

O O O O O O O X

O X

Flash off

( ) will display on the LCD monitor.

We recommend using a tripod for this function.

The flash does not fire. Select this mode when capturing images in a place or situation where flash photography is prohibited. When you capture an image in a poorly lit condition, the camera shake warning

indicator ( ) will display on the LCD monitor. We recommend using a tripod for this function.

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