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Setting the Flash (continued)

About Flash

The flash has the following 6 options.

[ ] Auto

A default setting. The flash fires automatically according to the photography conditions.

[ ] Suppressed Flash

The flash does not fire. Use the Suppressed Flash mode when you are taking pictures
in indoor lighting at distances too great for the flash to have any effect, such as theater
performances or indoor sporting events.

[ ] Forced Flash

In this mode, the flash always fires. Use the Forced Flash mode when the subject is
backlit, or in artificial light (fluorescent lighting, etc.).

[ ] Slow Sync

The flash is fired at a slower shutter speed.
This flash mode is effective when taking pictures so that not only the subject but also
the background are both clearly reproduced in artificial light (backlighting, fluorescent
lighting, etc.) or with people against the night as a background scene.

[ ] Red-Eye Forced Flash

“Red-eye” (when the eyes of people in photographs are red) happens when people are
photographed in dark places using a flash, and is caused by the light of the flash
reflecting the eyes. When the Red-Eye Force Flash mode is set, the flash always fires.
Red-eye is reduced more effectively. Red-eye reduction is most effective when the
people being photographed are looking into the camera, and when you photograph from
as close as possible.

[ ] Auto Red-Eye Reduction

The flash is emitted automatically according to the conditions and red-eye is reduced.